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<blockquote data-quote="Bs0lth" data-source="post: 1417479" data-attributes="member: 385145"><p>Winnie look at any anti depressant or mood stabilisers and the most common side effect is weight gain. Which you think ok it's only going to be a small weight gain, or that you can control your diet to compensate and hopefully stay static, but that's not what happens. They often trigger increased appetite and that also adds to your misery. I went from a very confident happy go lucky girl to really depressed, I became very self conscious about my then huge size. I couldnt get clothes to fit, that has alway been a problem because I'm 6ft1 but this took it into a completely different realm. But the biggest side effect of gaining weight was the pain... My back is crumbling the added weight made my back pain unbearable and I couldn't walk... And the cycle continued... The more weight I gained the more pain I was in the more depressed I got...</p><p></p><p>I tried every diet under the sun and nothing worked, I was hungry all of the time and I was ready to take a short walk of a very high bridge. At this point I couldn't cope with anything. I ended up loosing my job because of it. And I sank so low I really couldn't go on.</p><p></p><p>I talked to my doctor and came off the mood stabilisers and was left carrying so much excess weight I really didn't know what to do. I was still so inactive I couldn't Excersise or even walk to the car.</p><p></p><p>Coming off the meds actually reduced my appetite <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> and I lost my first half a stone, which was my target for the first three months <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> my friend who has two pugs got me walking... Only once a week he would come over and I would pain killer up to the ears and we would walk, I lived close to the beach do we would walk as far as I could, then stop and rest and then carry on until we reached the beach, stop there for a coffee and then do the same back... 2 1/2 hours to do just over a mile...</p><p></p><p>But it was the start... I actually enjoyed the challenge of walking, and getting back I was exhausted but did it... I have gradually upped my activity level and gradually lost weight, it's been tough but it's come off. And it's taken a heck of a lot longer to come off than go on.</p><p></p><p>Now, today, I'm so much more active, I walk with the puggies at least twice a week, a 2.5 mile walk will take about 45 mins, I also walk ... Or I should say I'm walked by my daughters dog at least twice a week and I will walk any chance I get. </p><p></p><p>The loss of weight has reduced my back pain, and that's had a knock on effect with my moods... It's a different cycle now I'm on. If I'm not feeling right with the world I borrow a dog and walk... It really helps. I've now found it helps lower my blood sugar to..</p><p></p><p>But, my goal for a new dress was to try to loose a stone from new year to the beginning of March. It seemed attainable, and I've been in a positive mood about it... I cut out a lot of things, ate a decent diet and was feeling great... I actually still feel great <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> 14kg since Christmas lost (2 stone) and I got into the posh dress I wanted...</p><p></p><p>The diabetes diagnosis is a blip, but it's changed my mind about a lot of things. I need to get it under control, because, even though I'm in a good pkace and positive at the moment my mood will crash at some point, and I have to be able to carry on when that happens, I suppose that's why I'm so obsessive about gaining weight at the moment, I really can't go back to the pain again...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bs0lth, post: 1417479, member: 385145"] Winnie look at any anti depressant or mood stabilisers and the most common side effect is weight gain. Which you think ok it's only going to be a small weight gain, or that you can control your diet to compensate and hopefully stay static, but that's not what happens. They often trigger increased appetite and that also adds to your misery. I went from a very confident happy go lucky girl to really depressed, I became very self conscious about my then huge size. I couldnt get clothes to fit, that has alway been a problem because I'm 6ft1 but this took it into a completely different realm. But the biggest side effect of gaining weight was the pain... My back is crumbling the added weight made my back pain unbearable and I couldn't walk... And the cycle continued... The more weight I gained the more pain I was in the more depressed I got... I tried every diet under the sun and nothing worked, I was hungry all of the time and I was ready to take a short walk of a very high bridge. At this point I couldn't cope with anything. I ended up loosing my job because of it. And I sank so low I really couldn't go on. I talked to my doctor and came off the mood stabilisers and was left carrying so much excess weight I really didn't know what to do. I was still so inactive I couldn't Excersise or even walk to the car. Coming off the meds actually reduced my appetite :) and I lost my first half a stone, which was my target for the first three months :) my friend who has two pugs got me walking... Only once a week he would come over and I would pain killer up to the ears and we would walk, I lived close to the beach do we would walk as far as I could, then stop and rest and then carry on until we reached the beach, stop there for a coffee and then do the same back... 2 1/2 hours to do just over a mile... But it was the start... I actually enjoyed the challenge of walking, and getting back I was exhausted but did it... I have gradually upped my activity level and gradually lost weight, it's been tough but it's come off. And it's taken a heck of a lot longer to come off than go on. Now, today, I'm so much more active, I walk with the puggies at least twice a week, a 2.5 mile walk will take about 45 mins, I also walk ... Or I should say I'm walked by my daughters dog at least twice a week and I will walk any chance I get. The loss of weight has reduced my back pain, and that's had a knock on effect with my moods... It's a different cycle now I'm on. If I'm not feeling right with the world I borrow a dog and walk... It really helps. I've now found it helps lower my blood sugar to.. But, my goal for a new dress was to try to loose a stone from new year to the beginning of March. It seemed attainable, and I've been in a positive mood about it... I cut out a lot of things, ate a decent diet and was feeling great... I actually still feel great :) 14kg since Christmas lost (2 stone) and I got into the posh dress I wanted... The diabetes diagnosis is a blip, but it's changed my mind about a lot of things. I need to get it under control, because, even though I'm in a good pkace and positive at the moment my mood will crash at some point, and I have to be able to carry on when that happens, I suppose that's why I'm so obsessive about gaining weight at the moment, I really can't go back to the pain again... [/QUOTE]
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