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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 908724" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>Welcome, I have been on Quetiapine (for anxiety) and it made me so hungry... I asked for a different drug in the same family and find that is much better now. One drug in the AAP family that is worse for hunger/cravings is Olanzapine... if they suggest that I would say no... we can't afford to be on drugs that increase our weight. However, as I am sure you understand, don't stop taking a medication, especially for bipolar, without your doctor's agreement. Hopefully they can put you on an alternative med.</p><p></p><p>I would discuss the Statin with the doctor too. Statins have some quite negative side effects and the benefits in lowering cholesterol may not be that great, for most people. Some people need to take them because their situation requires it, but in a lot of cases someone is put on Statins at diagnosis before they have had a chance to get their cholesterol down and show that they don't really need them. Metformin, on the other hand, might be appropriate for you, as it's benefits/risks profile is completely different. Metformin can help a bit with weight loss, and getting your blood glucose down.</p><p></p><p>Here is a thread on Statins that has some links to previous threads about them. </p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/statins.81163/" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/statins.81163/</a></p><p></p><p>Changing what and how much you eat is the key, along with exercise, meds if appropriate for you, and regular monitoring by the doctor/nurse and their blood tests. Once you've had a chance to get used to the news and learn a bit more, you may want to get a home blood glucose test kit... most of do this testing and find it really helpful. Probably nothing you do or don't do over the next couple of weeks will make things worse so take your time learning about diabetes and your options, and please ask us any question you like. The support and advice here is really good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 908724, member: 43498"] Welcome, I have been on Quetiapine (for anxiety) and it made me so hungry... I asked for a different drug in the same family and find that is much better now. One drug in the AAP family that is worse for hunger/cravings is Olanzapine... if they suggest that I would say no... we can't afford to be on drugs that increase our weight. However, as I am sure you understand, don't stop taking a medication, especially for bipolar, without your doctor's agreement. Hopefully they can put you on an alternative med. I would discuss the Statin with the doctor too. Statins have some quite negative side effects and the benefits in lowering cholesterol may not be that great, for most people. Some people need to take them because their situation requires it, but in a lot of cases someone is put on Statins at diagnosis before they have had a chance to get their cholesterol down and show that they don't really need them. Metformin, on the other hand, might be appropriate for you, as it's benefits/risks profile is completely different. Metformin can help a bit with weight loss, and getting your blood glucose down. Here is a thread on Statins that has some links to previous threads about them. [URL]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/statins.81163/[/URL] Changing what and how much you eat is the key, along with exercise, meds if appropriate for you, and regular monitoring by the doctor/nurse and their blood tests. Once you've had a chance to get used to the news and learn a bit more, you may want to get a home blood glucose test kit... most of do this testing and find it really helpful. Probably nothing you do or don't do over the next couple of weeks will make things worse so take your time learning about diabetes and your options, and please ask us any question you like. The support and advice here is really good. [/QUOTE]
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