Bipolar Support Group

Hello. I know this topic is SEVERELY overused....but i am gaining an average of 4 lbs per month. I take 750 mgs of Depakote....10 mgs of Paxil and 2 mgs of Abilify. My question may sound ignorant...but...I have tried walking and cutting back what i eat. Will more exercise help me lose this "medication" weight? or am i doomed dur to the fact that the meds just are prone to doing that to people? I am getting very depressed and the weight gain is too much too soon. My friends are asking what's wrong with me or if I have stress. I feel crappy. Any experiences welcome please!

I also take wieght gaining meds..I eat low carb,low cal and high protien..I walk three miles a day and I eat no bread,potatos ,rice or pasta..If I so it is a treat once a wk..Other then that I heat alot of fish and chicken little red meat and have salads in place of starch for dinner and I eat the veggie that is being served with dinner..I do eat wraps of lunch meat and cheese all the time..I use the lean lunch meat and the wraps make great sub for bread and less cal and carbs..

Jollyjoe....ok...but do u still gain some weight or has it remained stable????

I have actully lost wieght ..I have always had the battle of the bulge..But my mew life style has really helped ..I walk 3 miles aday if it is raining I get on the easy glider at the house..Some time because I`m board I still get up on it..Then watch what I eat and the menu I have to choose from is huge..

Thank you!

Your very welcome oh one more thing I gave up soda..All I drink is coffee or water and the once in a blue moon a glass of tea ..I try to avoid surgar..Avoid salt if you can it holds water on you..

OK good advice..Im a die hard soda drinker...gotta stop!!! I will now that i hear weight can be stable with meds.

Just takeing soda out of your diet you will lose 1 pound a wk..Change your dieting habits slowly so you don`t get overwhelmed..First it was the soda then started haveing yoguart for breakfast Krogers has their own brand it is called carb master it only has 4gms of carbs and 80 cals..If you can find it compare it to the other yoguarts ..You will be surprised..

Good. I like yogurt..Ijust have to curb my APPETITE!!! I can have a yogurt for breakfast...then a breakfast taco...NOT GOOD!!! Iwill tackle water..just water and maybe LIGHT dinner before 5 pm. I have gone froma size 5 to a size 9 in 3 mths. That's ricidulous.

Drink water all day and drink your soda with meal for a while then take one soda away from one meal at a time..Don`t overwhelem yourself..You would be surprised what you can have..