Depression and Weight IssuesHave you been diagnosed with depression, are possibly on depression medication, and find it affects your weight loss efforts? Post here for support!
We are having another beautiful day here. I am so glad we are getting summer weather. Last week we had that fall feel and I started sinking as I just can't handle another winter right now. So I'm so glad for the reprieve. I went to the doc this morning and now I get to try wellbutrin XL for a couple of weeks and see how that goes. He still isn't happy with my blood pressure but thankfully didn't up my meds. I go back in two weeks so I guess we'll check on things again then.
Big for all.
I should get going. I need to load the van with all the recycling and that will sure help clean things up a bit.
HI all, while I am not new to 3FC, I think I found it ten years ago when only about 12 people knew about it, I am new to being an active member again. I posted my profile in the newbies introductions.
What isn't in the profile is: depression, anxiety disorder, fibromyagia, osteoarthritis, just ended a long time relationship and my beloved dog of 12 years is sick...but other than that I am GREAT
The miracles of modern meds (take as few as I can get away with), natural supplements, getting proper nutrition and trying to deal with my sleep disorder - common with fibro and chronic pain, seems to be working for me...like all, some days are better than others.
Just a question..3FC used to have GREAT chat rooms..are they gone? I "met" a woman ten years ago in 3FC chat who is now probably my best friend and she lives 1000 km away
Anyhow my current goal is to have lost 50 pounds by my fiftieth birthday..Nov. 6, 2008, I have exactly 16 to go. Hope we can help each other along the way!
Oh and to Buddly, funny you said what you did in your quote, just driving home half an hour ago, it was very cool for here in August and I suddenly had that "fall feeling" like you described, and my winter blahs reared their mean, nasty, ugly head. The good news is, after a long long search for a meds that worked I was put on Wellbutrin. It has been six months now and I think it is great. However it took 6-8 weeks before I felt it had fully taken effect, so don't judge it just in a couple of weeks.
Now...unlike some, you don't get that "straight line on the mood monitor" lack of feeling anything...which gets depressing in itself...you do feel sad and angry and happy..but that is NORMAL right? The other "side effect" is that unlike most antidepressants a lot of people get their um..hormones..you know THOSE hormones bacik in working order, which means more you know what and that tends to be a good antidepressant as well Just thought I would share my experience with you.
Thanks for the encouragement Mollymom. Thats just what I needed to hear about the wellbutrin. I went in complaining about that "side effect" I was hoping he'd put me on welllbutrin, but expected effexor so I was surprised when he went straight to this one. And now hearing your experience I'm really glad to get to try it.
And back! I look forward to getting to know you better.
My life is so boring I find it hard to post. Get up, go to dead end job, come home, eat dinner, go to bed, get up..... You get the picture.
Hi Molly, nice to meet you. Sounds like you have a lot on your plate. Excellent job on the weight loss. Mine is at a stand still or I should say going the wrong way. Looking forward to getting to know you.
I think I'm going to take a hot bath and read and go to bed. I have to be at work at 7am.
Ughh...a kinda stress free day cause boys were at my moms so i got some stuff done...the girls did good and played...but i am working on house hunting..Good thing i didnt unpack everything...I just need to organize it box by box. Cause there is no way we can do this three bedroom house...cause foster daughter coming home in a week for good and sharing a room with the baby...well if the baby wakes up and dh has to go in there for the baby thats just not good and my dh is way weird about that stuff which is good. So anyways a 3 bdrm house is WAY too small for us and 5 kids...so I guess we need to find a house!! LOL...ok lata
Sorry I haven't been contributing lately...I seem to have hit a little bump...I think it may have been the banana that started the problem...not quite sure...but I found myself eating things yesterday that I haven't in almost two months...my weight is climbing again...though ironically I feel like I look pretty good...muscle maybe? Still depressing... I found myself in one of those "leave me alone and let me read" modes yesterday...I have emails to friends and family that I should be doing...blog entries for them that I should be making...and here I sit...talking to you guys instead... DH wanted to go hiking this morning but changed his plans because of my mood... Anyway, I just wanted you to know that I still care...just been struggling a little...
I am sorry I missed your birthday Leenie...I hope it was a good one...
Take Care Everybody...and welcome newcomers...(I am usually more fun than this!)
Molly... do I know you? I've been here since the days of chat, back as far as 1999 or was that 1998? This is how I found 3FC's but when chat faded away in 2001, I joined the forum. Some of the "oldies" are still here, Ruth, Cathy, Cin. Chat was a blast wasn't it. Good to see you.
Its a beautiful day, I'm thinking bike ride or walk into town? hmmmmmmm.
Raven good to see you sweetie hope your feeling better soon.
Well, I should get some bush-trimming and lawn mowing done today (that darn grass grows and needs done every week, darn it!) but the sky is looking very threatening... maybe if I put it off long enough, it will rain and I won't be able to do it today! And maybe my grass will get so long that a neighbour will take pity on me and mow it for me... and maybe monkeys will fly out of my but... okay - back to reality with a thud there.
Heather, How dare that grass keep growing like that! Mine does the same thing! The good and the bad thing is that we haven't been getting enough rain so it hasn't grown quite as quickly.
Momof4, did the rest of the day turn out any better?
Nothing of any news here. I worked today and did a couple of loads of laundry tonight. Exciting huh? Tomorrow I get to get up at 4:30 am! Yippee. I'm off tues and wed though. I ALMOST had the urge to work out tonight. Almost. Maybe that's a good sign.?.
Howz everybody else, it's kinda quiet in here today.
I'm baaaaacckkk. Well, at least back on land if not home. I've missed you all terribly! Leens, sorry I missed your bday - belated wishes for a fabulous year to come.
I'll post more tomorrow - right now I need to catch up on sleep.
Sorry I've been MIA. I just have not felt like being on the computer when I was off. Figure I spend 13 hrs a night at work on one, don't really feel like being on one on my time off.........
Well I got my results from my bloodtests. They were actually GOOD! My A1C went from 9.6 down to a 7.2! (They like you to be under 7) So I am ALMOST there! Woo-hoo! A1C for those who do not know, is a way of measuring your blood glucose levels over 3 months.
Also my cholesterol levels are normal too! They went from 217 down to 173!!! (they like them to be under 200) He said all my other levels were fine, except my "Good" Cholesterol levels could be a little higher, but they were not that bad, they were 35 and they like them to be at least 40. But all in all, he was very pleased, with me. As for my DH, his were very high. So he put him on medication and I have been making DH take the fish oil pills that I take.
So that is good news for me, bad news for dh, but if I can do it, so can he! Esp since we've been eating better, and we can do even better. Dr. said that he thinks by me giving up or limiting my soda, that should bring my A1C levels below 7. I am working on that one. So far I have limited myself to 1 a day, but its been tough.
Sorry to bore you with my testing results, but I have worked really hard for those and they are way more important than weightloss, which should be happening too since I'm doing better, I just never weigh myself.........Need to get a scale yet.......
I just wanted to share something. A coworker of mine is currently in the hospital with heart problems, now he is not fat and infact eats very healthy. We are keeping him in our thoughts and prayers, but just wanted to remind everyone, that its just not fat people who get heart or health problems. Infact, right now, I have better cholesterol levels are better than my mother, who is very thin and always has been. So just a friendly reminder to pls get your cholestrol and blood pressure and all of that checked out reguarly. I know I have been laxed on it, but I am gonna be more on it and be sure I go in for my blood work like I am supposed too. If you do not have insurance, check out your local churches and red crosses and look in your paper. A lot of times they have free cholestrol, etc screenings.
to all that need it right now.
Last edited by Sassy_Chick; 08-11-2008 at 12:02 AM.
for all. 
Just thought I would share my experience with you.
back! I look forward to getting to know you better.
Looking forward to getting to know you.
Anyway, I just wanted you to know that I still care...just been struggling a little...
Yippee. I'm off tues and wed though. I ALMOST had the urge to work out tonight. Almost. Maybe that's a good sign.?.
Hi all
(they like them to be under 200) He said all my other levels were fine, except my "Good" Cholesterol levels could be a little higher, but they were not that bad, they were 35 and they like them to be at least 40. But all in all, he was very pleased, with me. As for my DH, his were very high. So he put him on medication and I have been making DH take the fish oil pills that I take. 