I am on

Depakote 500 mg at bedtime

Seroquel 100 mg at bed time

Xanax 0.5 as needed

So my mood today is not well at all. My question is has anyone had this happen to you and did it stable out were u were able to lose if not what other meds did the doctor change you to that wil not have you gain a lot of weight

God Bless hope everyone is have a great labor day

Connie

so all this to say i dropped 20 lbs but it's something to constantly monitor. as my doc said, it's easy to gain but ...

to answer your question, i suppose for me my wieght did level out. i know people for whom that happened after gaining 70 or 80 lbs. i think their are different meds, but i wouldn't know which.

hope this helps, terry

Talk with your pdoc. He or she can give you the information you need to make decisions you can live with.

Deb

I was on Depakote and Lithium about five years ago. I was on them for about three and a half or four months and I ended up gaining about 50 pounds. I'm not sure which medication it was but I didn't take it too well especially since my doctor at the time said he had no idea where it would stop. It's a really hard thing to deal with especially with depression already being part of the problem for most of us.

I ended up having to get off of both of those but even so, I have never lost it all. Eight pounds isn't really that bad but if it's something you're worried about, I would talk to your doctor about it and see what he/she has to say. There are way too many drugs out there that can help with the mood swings without making you gain weight.

Good luck!

**HUGS**