Welcome...

Food addiction can be a stronghold that hopefully you can break free from. Most of us in here have backgrounds of sexual/physical/emotional abuse...but you're welcome to join in.

I'm in the exact same predicament. I gained 40 pounds on seroquel plus I binge at night, so I'm having a terrible time. I don't want to go anywhere because I'm embarrrassed about my weight. I don't like getting ready for church because nothing fits. I stay home more and more. I found a place called Quik Weight Loss that really works if you have the energy to do it. The people are really nice. My friend lost 40 pounds and my husband has lost 35. I, however, have lost none, because everytime something bad happens, and there have been alot, I eat. Anyway, I'm with you girl!!

Also, there is a book called Little Cindy's Letters about a woman who writes to her pastor about eating disorder and he writes back. It's really good if you have past issues that lead to overeating.

Kas2006,

I gained 56 lbs on Seroquel! I had terrible food cravings and increased appetite on it, and my Pdoc started me on low dose Topamax and that helped curb the cravings and appetite. I can't say it stopped the weight gain b/c I think Seroquel messes up your Metabolism, b/c I hardly eat, and I gain weight.

I was up to 400-600 mg of Seroquel at night...but I'm weaning off of it, and now down to 100 mg at night :) I've dropped from 170 lbs to 156 lbs since weaning down, and I'm not even exercising. I need to exercise, but just have no energy/motivation. I started at 114 lbs....

I want off of Seroquel, I'm tired of the weight gain. I'm doing well coming off of it, a little harder to get to sleep, but I'd rather be on a sleeping pill than Seroquel. In fact, I am planning to wean off all my meds! I want to see what I look like off of all my meds!!

Glad there are others like me.I'm going to look for that book

if interested in being foood addict friends to friend me.My husband gained alot of weight from his medicine too.I have other isssues in my background which is one of the reasons i overeat.i come from abusive family.I'm also a epilepic and got it from even christians growing up