Seroquiel XR

[rossyy]

I am bi-polar and have  been taking Seroquiel XR for about a year and a half...  Within the last year I have gained 35 lbs and I am very unhappy with my self...  The medication works wonders for my mood swings and depression however I can not keep gaining this weight.  I am 54 yrs old and used to weight 145 now I waight 175 and can not stand to look at myself in the mirror naked and do not even want my partner to look at me neked....  We are very active sexualy but he gets upset cause I always wanna turn off the lights b/4 sex....  

[Fizzy74]

Hi there,

I am on epilim, venlafaxine and seroquel I put on significant weight, but the pills were working so well for me after being sick for so long I figured they outweighed (excuse the pun) weight that I had put on.  

I managed to put on about 70 pounds in 18 months, it did get me down, but then I thought mentally this is the best I am feeling, so I kind of have just accepted the weight gain.  

I have however started looking more closely at what I eat and have managed to lose about 26 pounds.  I think you have to look at how you are feeling mentally with your medication compared to how you were before.  

You can lose the weight, but it does take longer than you may have lost it before.  I did get told i have an uphill battle because of the pills I'm on, but that made me more determined to lose it!  

Take care

[hell1971]

Ask your doctor for a weight nutral medication, I came off epilim for that reason now Im on two weight nutral meds, unfortunatley they are not working that great but neither did the epilim. I have been off it for about a month and have notice a slight reduction in weight so far.