Hi All,
I have schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and have been on anti-psychotic meds and antidepressants since age 18. Needless to say, they have caused much weight gain. I fought for many years off and on, thinking I could go without my meds because I knew they were contributing to my weight gain and after nearly ending up in the hospital I realized it was not worth it. I'm 35now and am on Topamax, Wellbutrin, Risperdal, and Zoloft and never really have the energy to do much. How do you all deal with the side effects of weight gain from these meds without stopping them? I've tried many other combinations of meds and I'm tired of this. I cannot take any sort of herbal supplement because it doesn't mix with my medication. I know it's the medicine doing it because I stopped it at one point and lost 40 pounds. I just feel like there's no hope anymore. I thought maybe about trying Sensa but I don't know. Does anyone else go through this? Thanks.