Posted by Emily Elizabeth on November 3, 2005, at 23:52:54
In reply to I just want to be happy....NOT fat happy!!!, posted by cablegirl on November 3, 2005, at 17:16:33
It is also important to weigh (no pun intended) the costs and benefits of taking an antidepressant for you at this time. If your depression is mild, you may want to consider psychotherapy instead (for the most part no side effects, except maybe $$$) Or if you think that things have changed in your life, and you are doing better, maybe you want to go off of AD's for a while and see if you will be okay w/o them. On the other hand, if your depression in severe, and the weight gain is not jeopardizing your health, you might want to just remind yourself that it is a trade off in order to be able to function.
Please don't take this the wrong way. It is not meant to sound critical. I take lots of meds for depression with lots of side effects. Although I only have a little weight gain, I have other s/e's like bad dry mouth. It has resulted in more dental probs (and I don't have any dental insurance) but my depression is too bad right now to risk stopping the meds. A few yrs ago (when I started meds for mild-moderate symptoms) if I had this many s/e's, I would have stopped the meds. Sadly, I'm just not in this place now. :(
Good luck,
EE
poster:Emily Elizabeth
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