****hello everyone....ive been taking abilify and prozac for some time now. i feel as if im just there and find it hard to do everything. my body feels heavy and tired all the time. i have an appointment with my psychiatrist tuesday. i also have a weight problem due to the abilify. im about 65 pounds over weight. constantly hungry on abilify. any suggestions on what to do?
hi Albert . . . I wish I had some helpful suggestions . . . as the weather cools off and becomes brisk my appetite also increases and I’m also overweight. I take 40 mg. Citalopram, 50 mg. Seroquel and I take anxiety medication as well. The combination works well for me in terms of how I feel, but appetite is definitely an issue.
I do know though that babysteps are easier to accomplish than big overhauls of your diet. Just cut back a little bit here and there if you can and see if that gets you on your way towards losing weight. Just do what you can do easily and don’t expect yourself to do more than that. Discipline should be gentle.