If you go down below- you will see a blog about Seroquel and weight gain.\u00a0 Here is an update from Stinker- a great name I must add.<\/p>\n
Julie,<\/p>\n
First, thank you for answering my question. I have spent two whole days just reading about the medications I am on, and what they are for. I also read chapter 1 of your book “Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder.” Then I went to Healthy Place and found the article “Psychiatric Medication: Medication for Mental Illness.”<\/p>\n
I was able to talk with my doctor about my weight gain, and my desire to get off the Seroquel. I told him that my hunger was very intense, and I felt literally like someone who was denied food for a long time. He thought for a while and then decided to increase my intake of Ritalin. I felt very discouraged. I felt like he just wasn’t getting it or listening to me. I do want to give him credit because he is great. He pulled me out of a very dark place and an illness that placed me into hospitalization a lot.<\/p>\n
I was able to read your article “Which Atypical Antipsychotics Carry the Highest Risk for Diabetes.” I had no idea that the drug Abilify is an Atypical Antipsychotic. I was put on Abilify over a year ago. It was a miracle. For eight months my life was finally worth living.<\/p>\n
I now can ask my doctor about getting off the Seroquel and using the Abilify. I now have the ability to feel like I am in the drivers seat, and I can take responsibility for my own wellness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
My deepest thanks to you again
\nStinker<\/p>\n
Hi Stinker,<\/p>\n
What great news! It’s up to us to learn about our meds and ask for help- you did such a great job becuase you rationally looked at side effects and then decided to take charge.\u00a0 I always encourage people to weigh out the benefits vs. the side effects. You have done that. Awesome! Julie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you go down below- you will see a blog about Seroquel and weight gain. Here is an update from Stinker- a great name I must add.<\/p>\n
Julie,<\/p>\n
First, thank you for answering my question. I have spent two whole days just reading about the medications I am on, and what they are for. I also read chapter 1 of your book “Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder.” Then I went to Healthy Place and found the article “Psychiatric Medication: Medication for Mental Illness.”<\/p>\n
I was able to talk with my doctor about my weight gain, and my desire to get off the Seroquel. I told him that my hunger was very intense, and I felt literally like someone who was denied food for a long time. He thought for a while and then decided to increase my intake of Ritalin. I felt very discouraged. I felt like he just wasn’t getting it or listening to [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1627"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1627"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11825,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1627\/revisions\/11825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}