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Desperate for weight loss meds

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Can anybody tell me if you can take weight loss meds along with anti-psychotics? I am taking Seroquel but they are still causing weight gain and I have tried everything else but I think I am going to have to ask the doc for something to help me. I have tried calorie, fat & carb counting, hypnotherapy, accupuncture etc. and still no luck. I think that I could do with an appetite suppressant, can anybody please reccommend one to ask for? I'm really desperate!
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Prozac
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Just be really careful with any OTC stuff. I have a friend who is bipolar who took ephedra for weight loss while she was on Depakote I think...anyway, she had a terrible manic episode and had to be hospitalized! I think ephedra is really extra dangerous to bp people.

I didn't go on this med for weight loss, but for migraines and a back up mood stabilizer (Topamax), but I have lost nearly 20 lbs on it in 5.5 weeks! Big surprise side effect!! Now my family thinks I'm anorexic, LOL! If you do go on this one, just don't lose TOO much weight, your appetite really will dissappear.
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Make sure you're checked out for thyroid problems & type 2 diabetes (sometimes caused by anti-psychotics) by yr pdoc.
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I have looked into Topamax but it seems that it is unavailable for use in the UK as a mood stabiliser :( Just my luck, it sounds good too. I might mention it to the doc next time I speak to them.
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I don't know about antipsychotics, but I took a couple different diet pills while on Lithium. The weight loss wasn't great for me... mostly because, DUH, I don't exercise, but I never noticed any bad effects of the combination of the two. I DID, however, provide a list of the ingredients for the diet pills to my MD so that he could check on any possible side effects that I might not notice or might be lethal.
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