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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / March 2004Olanzapine and other drugs
Hi, this is my first post here. I'm a week into a low-calorie diet, which I started because since starting to take drugs prescribed by my doctor (olanzapine, also called Zyprexa, venlafaxine, also called Efexor or Effexor, and valproate semi-sodium, also called Depakote) I've gained a LOT of weight. I'm eighteen, 5' 5" tall and around 245lbs. My fianc? has a spreadsheet which tells him how many of the various nutrients various foods have, so I get 100% RDA of all the vitamins, minerals, etc. I also take a multi-vitamin and minerals tablet, and calcium, selenium, and magnesium supplements, just in case. My calories are restricted to between 1100 and 1200 a day. The trouble is, the listed side-effects of my medications include weight-gain and increased appetite. This was a bad enough problem before I started the diet, which I've started out of necessity as I can't walk up hills well any more. But now I'm on the diet, I'm so desperately hungry all the time that I'm constantly tempted to "cheat". I've tried drinking fluids to stave off hunger pangs but it doesn't work. Does anybody know how I can avoid getting so hungry, and does anyone else have experience of weight-gain and of trying to diet while on drugs that affect your weight and appetite? Thanks in advance, Rosemary > Hi, this is my first post here. I'm a week into a low-calorie diet, which I > started because since starting to take drugs prescribed by my doctor [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > of weight-gain and of trying to diet while on drugs that affect your weight > and appetite? Did you try asking the doctor who prescribed zyprexa to you? i > Did you try asking the doctor who prescribed zyprexa to you? > > i Unfortunately, it is the only one of the modern neuroleptics which I can take, because of heart issues with the other ones, and the older neuroleptics give me muscle twitches and spasms, and general weirdness which makes it very embarrassing to go out in public. And you definitely wouldn't want to meet me when I'm not on the drugs :-) Thanks anyway. Rosemary >> Did you try asking the doctor who prescribed zyprexa to you? >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > makes it very embarrassing to go out in public. And you definitely wouldn't > want to meet me when I'm not on the drugs :-) Rosemary, I think that you misread my question. I suggested to ask the doctor who prescribed zyprexa, if he has any suggestions for your eating issues associated with the drugs that he prescribed. I am not, as such, against zyprexa. i > >> Did you try asking the doctor who prescribed zyprexa to you? > >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > i Oh, I see. I thought you meant I should ask about alternatives to Zyprexa. I live in the UK and access healthcare through the NHS, which means I only see my psychiatrist once every three or four months, for about ten minutes, and that time only offers me just enough space to discuss with her my most pressing mental health issues, and not to touch on diet. I suppose I could try seeing my G.P., although she isn't the doctor who put me on the meds. I should probably see my G.P. about the diet that I'm on anyway, so I will ask about the drugs and dieting when I see her. Thanks again. Rosemary Not really but one thing I don't see here is an exercise program. Losing weight has to be a two-prong attack, and being healthy does too. You won't be healthy if you don't exercise. My experience is that an hour of aerobic exercise depresses my appetite for about an hour, besides burning calories, most of them from fat in the last 40 minutes. Do weight work too because it will help build muscle which burns calories. > Hi, this is my first post here. I'm a week into a low-calorie diet, which I > started because since starting to take drugs prescribed by my doctor [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Rosemary > Not really but one thing I don't see here is an exercise program. > Losing weight has to be a two-prong attack, and being healthy does [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > last 40 minutes. Do weight work too because it will help build > muscle which burns calories. Thanks for your response. I'd definitely agree that exercise needs to be part of my regime. I'm planning to join a gym soon, but I want to lose a little weight first so I don't have so much to lug around, as it were. I used to weight-train a good deal, which I enjoy more than running and suchlike (and it's easier on the boobs!) and which is easier on my asthma. I really do have asthma, I'm not just saying that cause I'm unfit :-D At the moment, on the number of calories I'm taking in, my energy levels are even lower than usual (mental health problems are my real barrier when it comes to energy and motivation), so I'll have to try and work out a way to get round that. Thanks again for replying and for your good advice. Rosemary > Hi, this is my first post here. I'm a week into a low-calorie diet, which I > started because since starting to take drugs prescribed by my doctor [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Rosemary I feel for you! It is definitely possible to be satisfied on a low calorie diet provided you are getting all of the nutrients you need. To stave off hunger I'd suggest eating vegetables with your meals and as snacks - low cal yet "fluffy" enough to make you feel full. If that's not enough, I sometimes will use FiberCon or some other fiber supplement. Talk to your doctor about it before taking too much fiber because it may affect some medications. Jenn > I feel for you! It is definitely possible to be satisfied on a low calorie > diet provided you are getting all of the nutrients you need. To stave off [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jenn Thanks for your advice. I'm pretty picky about veg (no brassicas, no squashes) but my man makes me eat loads of them. I have some ispaghula supplement for problems with irregularity etc.; is that the kind of supplement you mean? Thanks, Rosemary > > I feel for you! It is definitely possible to be satisfied on a low > calorie [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Rosemary Yes, that's what I was referring to. > > I have some ispaghula > > supplement for problems with irregularity etc.; is that the kind of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > > Yes, that's what I was referring to. Great, thanks. I'll look into it. 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