How much seroquel causes weight gain




















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. 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.

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Bipolar Disorders. Hasnain M, et al. Weight considerations in psychotropic drug prescribing and switching. Postgraduate Medicine.

Bobo WV, et al. Bipolar disorder in adults: Treating major depression with antidepressants. Krieger CA expert opinion. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. See also Anxiety disorders Are you thinking about suicide? Ganguli and his fellows developed a program that clinicians could easily provide to their patients. It involved 14 weeks of group sessions with training in areas including developing healthy eating habits , burning more calories, and changing snacking habits.

Self-monitoring in the form of daily weighing and food and exercise logs was key. In addition to promoting key lifestyle changes in a supportive, collaborative environment, the program also focused on counteracting common thoughts, such as those surrounding the concept of "wasting" food. A key part of the program's strategy was teaching people that it was OK not to eat the entire meal. Finally, they tested the program with patients who were just starting on some of the medications that are known to cause weight gain, including Seroquel quetiapine , Risperdal risperidone , Clozaril clozapine , and Zyprexa olanzapine.

In all cases, intervention prevented weight gain in more patients than in the control group, although the success rate depended on the medication. A unique set of challenges exists for those with psychiatric disorders that might not in other populations, including the metabolic effects of their medications, the impact of symptoms on motivation, poor dietary habits, and high rates of sedentary behavior.

For example, Ganguli and his team found that many people with schizophrenia eat at fast-food restaurants because these are inexpensive and convenient, but these meals are often high in calories and low in nutritional value. Chronic poverty can also be a factor for those with mental illness, which affects the quality of life, self-esteem, and the ability to pursue "leisure" activities such as participating in exercise. A meta-analysis of 17 studies and nearly 2, participants looked at successful lifestyle interventions for those living with serious mental illness.

The study found that programs of at least a year's duration had more consistent outcomes. Some of these interventions included physical activity, nutritional advice, behavioral programs, and access to free fruits and vegetables. Successful outcomes included improved blood pressure, weight loss, BMI reduction, smaller waist circumference, and lower cholesterol.

Mental health practitioners of all kinds owe it to their patients to compassionately address the problem of medication-induced weight gain and recognize that their patients do care.

Ganguli and Vreeland's work shows that while people living with mental health disorders face unique challenges, they are not only capable of making healthy lifestyle changes and losing weight but are often motivated with the right support. A doctor who instructs their patient to simply "join Weight Watchers" to combat weight gain may not realize that some people aren't up for going to meetings when depressed and that some just aren't "group" people.

A therapy group with people who have gained weight because of their psychotropic medications might, on the other hand, be helpful.



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