Ugh, Kelley I can totally empathize! The 20-25 pounds I gained came on in about four months time. It totally sucks. I still have all the weight to get rid of, and Iām not looking forward to my annual physical tomorrow and the weigh-in plus bloodwork with my cholesterol levels. Sigh.
Kelley,
Last time I checked the scales (this weekend) Iād put on another kilo too. I actually said out loud (luckily no-one else was in the gym change room) āFor f*ckās sake!!ā. I have no idea any more if two years of Prothiaden mucked up my metabolism or if I am a garden variety glutton with no off switch. Sigh.
As for you - if you are working out could the extra weight actually be muscle rather than lard? It weighs a whole lot more (apparantly). Maybe donāt weigh yourself - the pinch test does not lie. Neither does the tight jeans test LOL.
Vic
Anne,
did you plateau after the 20-25 pounds? I just wonder if this is a never ending climbā¦obviously I canāt have thatā¦for my piece of mind and for my health sake, but it just sucks that I finally am feeling well and now thisā¦I"m going to talk with my doctor about it and also get a round of tests to see if my blood sugar/triglycerides etc is being affected
Vic, THe pinch test is uglyā¦the jeans are gathering dust in favor of my sweat pantsā¦
tisk tisk tiskā¦
Kelley
Kelley, it did taper off, but I also came off of Celexa so Iām not sure if it would have kept climbing if I hadnāt stopped? And the weight didnāt budge for the 5 months that I was med-free. Iāve been on Prozac now for 5+ months and no weight gain so far.
But I didnāt start gaining weight on Celexa until I was on it for about 6 months or so, so I could still be in for some weight gain, although I hope not!! Iām hoping to come off of Prozac if the Topamax works.
I think the ADs do cause weight gain for some people no matter what doctors may say. Search online forums and youāll read plenty of stories of people like us that never had weight issues before ADs, and now canāt stop the weight gain.
ADs often mess with peopleās weight, but some people lose weight on them instead, so they seem to have different effects on different people. When I took prozac years ago, I lost quite a bit of weight.
I went to a scientific conference last year about obesity. It was really fascinating, all about how appetite is controlled etc. Anyway someone also gave an example of how little extra it takes per day to make you put on a lot of weight over time, I think it was one custard cream biscuit per day more than your body needs, and 10 kg per year. One small biscuit is nothing, and I seriously doubt anyone would notice they were eating more if it was just that. I know I ate a lot more when I was on pizotifen, cos I was hungry all the flippinā time, and never felt full after a meal, which made it so hard to stop! More like ten biscuits!
Ditch the carbsā¦ thatās all I can say in helping to get your body to gain all itās energy from fat stores in your body instead.
I dropped 10 kgs from Aug - Feb by doing the following:
Protein shake for breakfast (32 grams of protein and 4grams of carbs)
Warm chicken salad with quinoa and loads of yumminess at lunch
Meat or fish and veggies for dinner.
Ditched the sugar in my coffee too.
Fri nights and Saturdays were my treat āeat till you pukeā days 
The weight just fell off.
Try it in conjunction with the excerciseā¦ itāll take at least 6 weeks to notice any effects.
xx
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Muppo, Iāve been trying the veggies/fruit/meat route and very limited carbs from breads/pasta, etc. and I have noticed a difference.
I also have noticed a decrease in appetite from the topamax. Just not craving the sweets and carbs like I usually do. Iāve lost 5 pounds since starting topamax with no change in exercise. Wish it was more but Iāll take that for now 
Iām going to get more serious about my exercise now that Iām feeling better. Iāve got to get to a healthy weight again.
Once your body gets āusedā to not having tons of carbs, the weight loss will speed up - 1kg per week is the way to go - you dont want rapid weight loss and throw your body into shock.
Good luck! x
Here are some others to help you gain weight:
beer
a hamburger
greasy fries
elephant ear from the fair
and the ever popular pint of haagen daz ice-cream all to yourself at nighttime
all of these have helped in my quest to ensure that my dockers are as snug as a glove around my waist
Scottie, why has your profile picture changed, your a big hunk???
Do you Rapp now too? lol
jenxx
Hey Kelley, sorry about the wieght gain , I know about that so well, dont worry , youāl become so depressed about like I have , the pounds will drop off, Iāve lost 2 Kiloās in 3 weeks from the stress of Mav and meds, gotta love it hey.
Man Iām freaking mentle dont cha think??
:roll:
jenxxx
What is a calorie? Calories are the little bugs that get into your wardrobe at night and sew your clothes tighter... MY CLOSET IS INFESTED WITH THE LITTLE SHITS.
Mine too David, :lol:
WICKED :mrgreen: