Olanzapine messes with your metabolism in other ways. Does anyone know what our daily calorie intake and fat intake is suppose to be while on these drugs to prevent weight gain??? I have been on risperdal 20 years and my weight is still going up.
I lost a lot of years taking this and my stomach is getting bigger every day because I cannot stop eating lots of carbs! I hope someone can relate with me. Well I can agree with the people on Quetiapine about weight gain. Simply reducing the problem to calories in vs calories out is not the answer.
There is more at play here. I used to ve very slim before the medication, I now eat a third of what I used to now approx calories per day Tried excersise, going down to calories per day. That just made me very weak. Various studies have shown that there are at least two types of gut bacteria that have a marked effect on weight gain.
Interesting enough, there has been a study on the effect of Quetiapine on gut bacteria. It kills exactly the gut bacteria that are missing in obese people. Maybe someone studying for a medical degree might want to take this up. FMT maybe? Bang on Kevin it has nothing to do with calories In and out this drug just makes you gain massive weight no matter what you do and they really need to address this as a matter of urgency as our health is at stake here n as we all know obesity n the complications it causes r the biggest killer.
You take care. It seems one has to starve in order to stop gaining weight. Im trying everything. My weight was 55kg and it doubled in a year on paliperidone. Doctors dont car. We are just guineypigs it seems. I have been on quetiapine for nearly a year. I started a diet and weight training in the gym when I started taking it and have never been fitter. I am having a crisis at the moment.
I really was hopeful and thought I had lost a lot of weight until I weighed myself and I got down and out. I was given a cocktail of drugs when in hospital and injections of abilify from October until February The worst thing I find is the weight gain.
I never used to suffer with weight gain until taking medication. There does seem to be a link between carbs and weight gain when taking anti-psychotics. If I eat carbohydrates my belly swells. If I cut out carbs I lose weight although this is very difficult to do as I feel tired and hungry.
Time will tell. I am in the same situation as you, please message me to keep in contact. I understand you. I am taking Olanzapine 3 days ago. I will try harder eat more heathly and do more exercise and, obviously talk with my psychiatrist. I take 75mg of Seroquel per night for severe insomnia. I generally walk at least miles per day.
I drink a celery smoothei with a cup or less of coconut water or juice each morning. For lunch I usually have random fresh vegetables and 1 or 2 slices of whole wheat bread. Often I skip lunch and have fresh veggies and rice, maybe a small amount of meat for dinner. It seems no matter how little or what I eat, my stomach becomes bloated and swollen very easily.
Now it seems very difficult or nearly impossible to lose stomach fat. Sometimes even just drinking water makes my stomach bloated and hard.
The sleep from Seroquel has been decent compared to various benzos and z meds I tried in the past. I have alot of the same concerns about weight gain and anti-psychotic meds. My son just got out of the hospital due to relapse. He gained 23 lbs in 5 wks. His condition improved. But I know he is concerned over this large gain.
He has been dealing with this more 5 yrs now. Not only does the condition break my heart, but the fact that the weight gain makes him sad. Im very fat. From 51 kilos im 75 kilos.
All from antipsyhotic. I m on ariprizole and its nightmare. My body can do anymore from all the side effects. Please give me some addvice.
I food prep all my dinners i do medium sized portions of chicken breast, mushrooms, capsicum, brussel sprouts and avocado but for breaky I will have two or three boiled eggs with a coffee dont really eat lunch I just eat lots of fruit and will have a can of tuna. If you can be stupidly strict and have ridiculous self control then its possible to lose weight im actually starting to feel scared that I will put on alot more down the track because fighting that constant feeling of hunger is the most tormenting and hardest feeling.
We cant just go to the gym and be on diets and expect to lose weight because we no were gonna binge out on the wrongs food and gain back all the weight then all our hard work is all for nothing. I have been on anti psychotic drugs for over 10 years brands have varied from Olanzapine and Risperidone to my current Amisulpride. I have always eaten very healthily and resist cravings for sweet foods the Olanzapine — Risperidone period. Until I started taking anti- pshychotics, I was always very conscientious about healthy weight and fitness levels and had a small to middle ranged build.
To me this is hiorrendous. It has taken me 10 years and a doctor who actually listened to my worries seriously without casting me off with the usual scripted rubbish for the matter to be taken seriously. I have had tests with an endochronologist to see if there are any undermining health matters but all have come back clear. On Olanzapine and Risperidone, my cholesterol levels also went from 4 to 8, which I have reduced now through statins and diet and a change of drug to Amisulpride to a normal 3.
There must be a reason why doctors will not acknowledge the weight gain at such a dangerous level is actually caused by anti-psychotics. I find mostly that eating any carbs, fats and sugar at all, even the smallest amounts, causes me major weight gain and adds to bloating and my ever destended belly which a heavily pregnant woman would be proud of. My flat stomach is now destended and over hanging. None of this is down to food and yet one of the solutions now being offered is bariatric surgery.
I have enough will power to deny myself or resist food without needing an operation to reduce or bypass my stomach. The only other solution at present seems to be a tier 3 weight management programme. This is diet and exercise etc. I am going to be referred to this group as a matter of hoop jumping, hoping they will come up with a solution, although I am not sure what else I can do to change my diet.
Maybe my exercise will have to increase more. If this sounds familiar to anyone reading this or anyone can come up with a much needed solution or ideas to help I would be forever grateful.
I cut out sweets , crisps , cakes biscuits and chocolate for 4 years! It seems simple enough to me! I do a 2 hour physical job x5 times a week. I had to quit it because I started feeling extremely depressed about my looks. Now I changed to haloperidol and it works other away around: I have barely any appetite and eat enough to keep me alive. I am on anti depressants and gained weight from these. My weight is still up but stable. I read on some other pages that if you have already experienced some weight gain from medication you might be lucky and not experience it again with the introduction of another medication.
Can you please let me know? Did you find any truth to this? I have also gained a significant amount of weight, and feel constantly bloated in my stomach. I can go an entire day without eating, and I will still feel extremely bloated and uncomfortable. My psychiatrist has suggested a few times now that I could switch to a different medication, given that the negative side effects are seeming to out wight the positive side effects I initially experienced virtually no hypomania, little to no depressive episodes, and very regular sleep , but she has also offered little to no advice as to which other medication would be best to switch to.
Right now, just feeling very confused as to how I should proceed…. A very interesting read indeed. I suffer with extreme hypersexuality which since increasing them to mg has almost all gone, I finally feel like a normal person in that way, which im crazy thankful for. Losing weight is crazy hard, before Quetiapine I could easily drop lbs a week if i really pushed myself at the gym and cut carbs..
Some weeks I gain some weeks I lose.. Its so frustrating eatting right and working out but still gaining! But I really want to be happy and still get to goal and try to be healthy and fit.. I took 50mg for one week for insomnia, i was 69 kg and i become 74 kg after one week. Now after stopping it for a montg i am 77kg. Side effect like metabolic syndrom does not go away very quickly. Pls help me i from 51 have 77 kg. Im so bad. Pls tell me way how to stop my eating habit and apetit. I take haldol and ariprizol.
Here there are no such many antipsihotici to chacge them. Im from small vountry. My life is mess. Your email address will not be published. Patients switching from another antipsychotic to quetiapine cannot account for these changes; the rise is most likely due to off-label prescribing.
All antipsychotic drugs — both first generation, which were developed in the s, and second generation, developed since the s — exert their effect mainly by blocking dopamine transmission in various parts of the brain. They block dopamine D2 receptors, which alleviates symptoms of psychosis such as hallucinations, delusions and thought disorder.
Quetiapine is a second-generation antipsychotic drug that also blocks histamine H1 and serotonin type 2A receptors. Antipsychotic drugs, especially first-generation antipsychotics such as haloperidol, fluphenazine and trifluoperazine, can be associated with some serious side effects, such as the neurological disorder tardive dyskinesia. This involves involuntary movements of the face, tongue and mouth and, less commonly, the limbs, head, neck and trunk.
In some cases, tardive dyskinesia may be irreversible. All antipsychotic drugs can also cause neuroleptic malignant syndrome, a neurological disorder which can progress rapidly over 24 to 72 hours.
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome can cause instability, altered consciousness, muscle rigidity and even death. The incidence is greatest in young men. Both first- and second-generation antipsychotics have been reported to contribute to heart arrhythmia , where the electrical impluses co-ordinating your heartbeats malfunction.
In a recent large cohort study , researchers reported that antipsychotic drugs, including quetiapine, almost doubled the risk of sudden death from a heart attack. Quetiapine has fewer side effects than first-generation antipsychotics. You may opt-out of e-mail communications at any time by clicking on the Unsubscribe link in the e-mail.
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