So happy to hear from you. And I'm glad your hungry because that's a good sign when you have an appetite. Do you happen to have any whipped cream for my apple pie?? lol.

You betcha!!!!! That's exactly how the Seroquel affects me!!!!
About a week ago, I ate a half of a banana cream pie, a big piece of cake, and a whole container of ice cream.
That was my appetizer. After that, I did some REAL eating!!!!!
Burp.

Yeh carbs...I'm also on Risperdal and weigh 30lbs more..I eat a french bread stick with ham and cheese everyday as a mid-afternoon snack!!

If it becomes a bigger problem, I know there are meds that don't increase weight gain or mess with your sex drive.

it's insane! and i know this isn't healthy. i have always been one to eat only when i'm hungry and am not usually overweight. guess it's just another thing to add to the list to talk to the doc about...

Me too. I've labeled myself as a bing eater when I get like this since coming to DS. I eat everything in sight and I still want more. I had lost a lot of weight over a year, then gained 40 pounds in a month while in the hospital and put on meds. Its like I never feel full...nomatter what I eat, I still feel empty.

I feel your pain. Seroquel made it unbearable. A would take my morning meds, eat breakfast, and be sleeping within 30 mins. When I woke up I'd be starving, eat again, take my meds (usually not on time because I would oversleep missing the correct dosage time). Eat again skip meds...an ugly time of my BP memories.

yes. The only way I combat it iss to have things that are goood for me and that I like in the house. And not to have ANYthing bad in the house. I worse comees to woorse I have ccheerios with sugar. I have aa closetful of clothes i cantt fit into and i ate shopping.

ugh. my friend's new therapy is to bake. guess who gets all the cookies. and we're about to go live with him. this small girl is going to be fat in no time.

seroquel makes me hungry, too. b4 going on meds, I was always 20 lbs. underweight from running around (BP 1). I could eat constantly & always be thin. Now, I just want to EAT. AAA!

Yes. I gained a ton of weight on Risperdal and Seroquel. Risperdal is notorious for this. You could try taking l-glutamine to curb the sweet tooth. L-Glutamine is an amino acid supplement. And then as others have suggested, get the sweet stuff out of the house. Good luck!!

I am having trouble with food also, but it seems to be the opposite problem. Only certain things taste halfway decent anymore which happen to be mostly salads with Italian or Greek dressing, pickles & a few vegetables. I used to LOVE sweets, bread, pasta & potatoes. Now it all tastes terrible! I take Seroquel, so I don't understand why I am so disgusted by food. I think it started when Topamax was introduced a month ago. I feel week & can't EVER seem to eat enough. I guess there is no happy medium with meds...