Hi Doug,
Weldomc to our group.
Are you going to more than one Dr. for your meds? If so --
does one dr. know what the other Dr. is prescribing?
Millie
> I am new to this group and I am grateful to be accepted. In 2004 a
> doctor(psychiatrist
> gain. And did I ever gain it. From 240 pounds(I'm 6 ft 7in.) to over 300
> pounds! The neuropsychiatrist I saw,years later, stated outright that it
> was due to the meds. Epival for Epilepsy and Seroquel for physical
> symptoms of a psychiatric nature. To compound this the Seroquel has a
> minute side effect of convulsions which becomes elevated if one's
> tolerance to convulsions is lower as in our cases, as epileptics. Of
> course, I am not told any of the above by the psyche in question. So what
> happens if I have a convulsion due to the side effect of Seroquel? Simple
> the Neurologist will give me new meds that will never put a stop to this
> side effect of Seroquel and will wreck my neurological health all the
> more. Fortunately I only have the weight to contend with. I function well
> and I have lost some of the weight. But what about society? Those who
> never spent much time talking to me are all concerned about my obesity
> that HAD to be self imposed. I have gotten used to these folks some of
> them rude. The others are told of these meds, which I no longer am
> taking, and they lay off the topic. It sounds almost like cruelty that
> those who are obese because of meds are categorised as being the same as
> those who overeat extensively because of the "obesity problem in America
> today" by many ignorant people. In my view anybody who is overweight
> ought to have knowledge of side effects of ALL the meds they take and
> than with help of specialists for meds attempt to eat healthier. Thanks
> for reading this as my first post.
>
>
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