Zeldox and ECG, weight loss

[crazy_daisy]

I wanted to switch from seroquel to zeldox because of weght gain. my doctor ordered an ecg to test for something before i could start the zeldox. so today he told me there was something with my ecg wgere i couldn't take the zeldox without further investigation. did anyone else need an ecg to go on this med?

does anyone know what harm could be done to the heart by taking it?

i'm so desperate to lose this weight and feel like i can;t even go out in public because i feel so fat... any other suggestions for meds that could help with the weight and are anti-psycotic or mood-stabilizers

[paranoid_cataclysm]

I thought I should add I'm not saying what occurred with me was the right thing to do but it just didn't happen for me.  Kind of made me agitated actually.  Was just trying to say not everyone had tests.  I think I didn't get tests done because the doctor who prescribed me it first didn't know what she was doing.

[paranoid_cataclysm]

They didn't make me take an EKG at all during taking it or before taking it, even when I started having chest pains on it of a kind I'd never had before.  Instead they just took me off of it immediately.

[ILADVOCATE]

Every antipsychotic has the potential of weight gain, the least 3 being Abilify, Fanapt and Saphris. With Geodon, everyone including myself when I took it is required to get an EKG because of the concern of heart arrythmia. The only mood stabilizer that can cause weight loss and is also specifically prescribed for this effect is Topomax but generally its only used as a supplemental mood stabilizer and it has some side effects of its own of concern. When I gained weight on various medications I found the best approach was to diet and cut back on foods with higher than average fat or sugar content and dessert and soda as a whole and when thirsty just drink water.