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Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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tats69 05/30/2013

I'm so disgusted atm with my weight, I've gotten over 200lbs and all my summer clothes from last year and snugger this year. Whoever tells you that Abilify is weight neutral is full of it!!

Will takes Abilify too and he put on weight when he started taking it. Granted I am not blaming the meds for ALL the weight gain, I can and have been cutting back on my portions. I cook dinner just about every night, we rarely by take out.......pizza night is like every other month now instead of weekly because we just can't afford it.

Anyway, my weight causes me great anxiety!!!! I worry about obsessively about dying.....about being out in public.....health issues etc. I don't like feeling so stuck in this body that I cannot stand....if I could run or jump out of it I would!!!

I'm crazy anxious this am.....so I'm trying to distract, hell I've got no choice or I will feel crazier than I do right now......have taken shower, watered the garden, started a loom knitting project, picked up the house, pulled weeds in garden.....damn I am all over the place as I try to run away from something I just cannot.........ME!!!

irishwriter 05/30/2013

talk,to,your,pdoc,show,him,this,post,.let,him,see,what,an,impact,
this,is,having,on,your,life,and,get,off,the,abilify.Ask,for,something
else,like,topamax,which,doesn't,cause,weight,gain,and,see,how,you,
go.prozac,also,causes,weightloss.discuss,these,with,your,doc,
you,don't,need,to,suffer,like,this.try,and,.make,him/her,listen,to
you.hugs.once,you're,off,it,the,weight,will,just,fall,off.

angeleyes92 05/30/2013

Geodon lets you lose weight. you just need to make the other lifestyle changes to allow that to happen. by just watching my calorie intake I've lost 7 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks. If I would get out of the house and exercise some I could lose more. Finding that motivation is what is the hardest. The number one rule about losing weight is that you have to want to do it for you, not because someone else wants you to. When you do something for yourself you try harder

SunCloudJD 05/30/2013

I've gained so much on Seroquel to D... I hate it!!!
Sorry about the anxiety sweetie...Did you take a prin??
Huge hug for you sista...xoxo

DeeTOOL13 05/30/2013

So sorry your so anxious!

All we can do is keep working on it...

loves & hugs
me

GinaWonders 05/30/2013

((((BIG HUG))))) I know how you feel - well, not the anxiety.. I look in the mirror and I look inflated while I feel deflated : )

Sucks! I'm not eating right at all, and am gaining. Its work to be thin, even harder work to Lose.... oy, my sweet friend you are not alone in this one!!!!!!

deleted_user 05/30/2013

I really feel for you because I'm battling the same thing. Add to that the fact that I'm older, and you have a recipe for difficult weight loss. I also take Abilify and when I went off of it, I became extremely anxious to the point that I actually lost weight. But the price was way too high being in a constant state of terror.

Getting back on Abilify was the answer, and I am so much more content. I am on a very restrictive diet right now and have lost 2 lbs. in 2 weeks. I also walk every M,W, F. I think all of that does help

All I can say is to hang in there and continue with watching calories and you may get to a place where you will want to diet and exercise just for you. You are totally worth it!

heretic 05/30/2013

I know how you feel, I've gained 60lbs in the last 2 years on Abilify.
All my clothes are tight and I feel and look horrible. I get exercise
every day walking to and from work. but the weight stays on..

justletmebe 05/30/2013

Im right there with ya sista, abilify has turned me into a chubby cookie monster. I start exercising my heart out, an hour a day, 6 days a week only to loose 1 pound.

deleted_user 05/30/2013

(((hugs))) I know the feeling. I always want to buy pretty things but they're never in my size. I started to do okay with limiting my calories and dropping weight but then my meds changed and I gained it all back with interest so now I'm starting over again....again...again.

Your loom project sounds cool. I wish I could do things like that :-)

I'm going to check into Geodon next visit to my doctor. She's been wanting me on a different antipsychotic

deleted_user 05/30/2013

I used to take Geodon. It kept my weight down, but started to mess with my heart. I often fainted when rising in the morning. I told my pdoc and he immediately switched me to Abilify. I was fine on that for 2 years and then the weight started packing on. Now I'm switching to Lamictal. I can only hope I don't gain any more weight. I watch what I eat, exercise etc. Good luck, you never know what your mileage will be until you drive it around a while.

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