Stopped Valproate because I was told it makes you gain weight?
Metabolism
I put on a large amount of weight taking Seroquel & olanzapine. I’ve been on Sodium Valproate (epilim) since then, and it made me so much happier that I was able to lose 24lbs in the last 2mnths. A friend told me last week, that my body would get used to the valproate, & I’d put on weight, so I stopped. I’m more ‘down’ now & want to spend all day in bed; don’t want to exercise. I also tend to eat more when unhappy, so feel valproate was better. Do you always gain weight on it? How come I was losing on it, due to being happy, if it affects metabolism?
Weight gain by medication is not an exact science. It sounds like in your case what happened is a natural reaction to food stimulants around you.
For example, you just said when you’re depressed you eat more. That could be the reason why you gain weight, and when you’re on the medication, you don’t gain weight because you’re happy and stop eating when you’re full and only eat when you’re hungry.
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Weight gain by medication is not an exact science. It sounds like in your case what happened is a natural reaction to food stimulants around you.
For example, you just said when you’re depressed you eat more. That could be the reason why you gain weight, and when you’re on the medication, you don’t gain weight because you’re happy and stop eating when you’re full and only eat when you’re hungry.
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you choose to stop taking SV even though you’d been loosing weight just because your friend said people gain weight on it!
everyone is different, you might not gain weight, esp’ as you were loosing weight already.
maybe you will gain weight later, but you can always stop it then if you want to.
no need to stop taking it now.
depression can cause an increase in appetite.
you said SV was helping your mood and helping you loose weight…it sounds good for you.
the fact you lost weight on SV could be due to your mood lifting or even the effects of the drug itself.
everyone is different.
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Here’s some other quick tips for you:
* Stuff vegetables like capsicum and zucchini with flavored fillings or minced chicken, white meat or fish. These are healthy and contain low fat.
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* As much as possible do not remove the skins of fruits and vegetables since most of the nutrients are concentrated under the skin.
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