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Posted by elanor roosevelt on March 8, 2010, at 21:41:41
I am on a combo that is helping my head at last.
60mg Cymbalta and 2 mg Abilify in the morning
klonopin at night.I am now weighing in at 172 pounds and I am only 5'4"
i am feeling very angry at the trade-off
Posted by Phillipa on March 9, 2010, at 0:04:14
In reply to bigger and better every day in every way, posted by elanor roosevelt on March 8, 2010, at 21:41:41
And the tradeoff is it worth it to you? I know you've been here probably longer than me. Congrats didn't you get a new pdoc? Seriously how did you miss that combo before? And only three meds that's pretty good. Well I took cymbalta same dose no weight gain, and klonopin same. So is the culprit the third med? Love Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on March 9, 2010, at 0:05:31
In reply to bigger and better every day in every way, posted by elanor roosevelt on March 8, 2010, at 21:41:41
That's a low dose of abilify you think it's that? Seriously never gained on any ad? Phillipa
Posted by morganator on March 9, 2010, at 0:47:44
In reply to bigger and better every day in every way, posted by elanor roosevelt on March 8, 2010, at 21:41:41
Ask your doctor if he will let you get on Metformin. Other than that all I can suggest is to eat as good as you can, getting healthy fats in your diet, and exercise intensely 4 to 5 days a week.
Believe it or not coconut oil may help you lose weight. It's also very healthy.
Other supplements that may help:
Green tea extract
Fish oil-this could help you feel even better also
Sesamin
Forslean
Cayenne Pepper
Posted by bleauberry on March 9, 2010, at 16:07:49
In reply to bigger and better every day in every way, posted by elanor roosevelt on March 8, 2010, at 21:41:41
I'm very glad to hear you've got something going that feels better. Nice.
I seem to have noticed a trend over the last year that when Abilify works best for people is when it is combined with a SSRI or SNRI and when its dose is 1mg to 5mg. I can't recall anyone doing well on it as monotherapy, and it seems the glowing reviews diminish greatly when the dose goes about 5mg. Just a casual observation.
For the weight, there isn't much choice except to change your food choices. It's all for the better anyway regardless of med side effects. Heavy on veggies, keep sugars of all kinds to a bare minimum, keep grains especially anything with wheat to a bare minimum, heavy on lean proteins such as meats and eggs. Keep to bare minimum root veggies such as potatoes, carrots, beets (too much sugars and starches that immediately turn into fat with the help of meds).
Basically the meds have changed the genes in such a way that anything with the potential to turn into fat is amplified. So to battle back you just have to remove the fuel from those genes, which includes the above mentioned foods.
Another trick is to drink a lot of water before a meal. There is less room for food and you will feel full sooner. Also very healthy anyway.
Actually I don't see the med weight gain thing as a bad tradeoff. It is actually good. Because it is nudging us into a much more life-prolonging and health-enhancing way of choosing foods.
For fruits, avoid citrus and bananas and melons. Granny smith apples are good, as well as all berries.
Some people view these kinds of diets as harsh. It is basically close to the Atkins diet or the candida diet. Keep in mind, thousands of people do not have a choice...they have to follow these diets or pay a heavy price of suffering if they don't. Example...gluten intolerant or Celiac disease (wheat). You are fortunate to have a choice, so make it a good choice, and know that others aren't so lucky, but that if they can do it so can you.
Believe it or not, the taste buds will actually change over a period of a couple months to where they will prefer your new healthy foods and not desire at all the old favorites you used to eat. Absolutely.
Posted by SheilaC on March 12, 2010, at 10:15:25
In reply to Re: bigger and better every day in every way, posted by bleauberry on March 9, 2010, at 16:07:49
I gained weight fast and easy on Abilify. I also retained a lot of water (which was awful). I tried 5mg and then 2mg and even just 1 mg of Abilify and no luck. Abilify just mad me fat. I liked how it made me feel. It really helped my mood, but I just couldn't take the weight and water gain anymore.
I think weight and water retention can happen with anti-psychotics. I also had the same problem with I tried Risperdal.
Also - my doc wouldn't give me Metformin - not until/unless the anti-psychotics gave me diabetes!
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