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Posted by LostBoyinNC45 on April 8, 2014, at 21:08:51
I recently was referred to a medical weight loss program and a top notch bariatric surgeon for weight loss surgery. The doc that referred me is my sleep medicine/pulmonary doc. Said it will help both my sleep apnea and my mood if I lose a massive amount of weight and keep it off longterm...which is where the surgery comes in.
The bariatrics people all say the same thing, that after the surgery a lot of people end up going off nearly all their medications, it totally changes your metabolism and changes everything.
Eric AKA LostBoyinNC
Posted by Christ_empowered on April 10, 2014, at 17:31:50
In reply to Bariatric surgery cures depression?, posted by LostBoyinNC45 on April 8, 2014, at 21:08:51
hmmm...plastic surgeons say their services can cure/help depression, too.
Posted by LostBoyinNC45 on April 10, 2014, at 22:51:09
In reply to Re: Bariatric surgery cures depression?, posted by Christ_empowered on April 10, 2014, at 17:31:50
You are missing the point. Im not talking about the psychological component of weight loss improving depression. Yeah, for some that would help "their" depression.
What Im referring to is the fact that depressives who are obese (which is probably most of them) can greatly benefit from the profound physiological changes that occurs after weight loss surgery. Specifically, weight loss surgery is said to either cure or dramatically reduce severity of sleep apnea, it drops blood sugar in type II diabetics and in those with metabolic syndrome. And you will start to exercise and be more physically active after significant weight loss.
Fatigue levels are reported to improve after significant weight loss, obesity is well associated with chronic fatigue and lethargy.
The weight loss outfit I am working with requires all their surgical patients to see psychologists before the surgery and after the surgery, to pre-screen weight loss surgery candidates who may have severe psychiatric illnesses that will eliminate candidates. The surgeon mentioned three that will cause someone to not be accepted include schizophrenia, untreated severe depression and borderline personality disorder.
Eric AKA "LostBoyinNC"
> hmmm...plastic surgeons say their services can cure/help depression, too.
Posted by phidippus on April 11, 2014, at 14:11:14
In reply to Bariatric surgery cures depression?, posted by LostBoyinNC45 on April 8, 2014, at 21:08:51
Sure, it cures the depression over being fat.
Eric
Posted by LostBoyinNC45 on April 12, 2014, at 16:47:07
In reply to Re: Bariatric surgery cures depression? » LostBoyinNC45, posted by phidippus on April 11, 2014, at 14:11:14
No, the bariatric surgery does things like eliminates sleep apnea and treats type II diabetes (illnesses associated with being obese) and these illnesses oftentimes are associated with treatment resistant mood disorders. In my case, treating my sleep apnea has made a HUGE difference in how I feel.
Obesity causes many comorbid illnesses that can cause severe fatigue and lethargy that can masquarade as "depression."
Eric AKA "LostBoyinNC"
> Sure, it cures the depression over being fat.
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> Eric
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