PLEASE HELP I've gained weight from my medications?

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Hey. I have several disorders...Let's see if I can remember them: ADHD, PTSD, OCD, Clinical Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Panic Disorder.

I think that's it.

As you could infer, someone like me needs several medications. However, my Doctor and I, after years of trial and error, have found that I feel much better with Lithium, Klonopin, and Atarax. I'm not being treated for my ADHD though. These meds used to make me lose weight..

Anyway, a few months ago before starting these 3 medications, I was 119 pounds, BMI of 19% and I am 5"6. In only a few months I've gained a lot of weight...I'm 160 pounds now and I'm too scared to look at my BMI.

I feel fat. I'm not, I know...I'm just chubby. But I'm heading there. I cry every night and deleted my Facebook and all of my social media because I don't want anyone to see pictures of me. I also chased away my friends every time they wanted to hang out because I haven't seen them since I was 119 pounds...and it's just embarrassing.

Please help me. I don't know what to do...how do I exercise if my meds are also making me dizzy and fatigued? Is there any way I can lose weight just by following a certain diet? I tried walking my dog the other day and nearly passed out and I was so out of breath...

I feel like I might plunge into a deep depression if I don't get back to where I was.

[ladyhawke707]

You need to talk to your doctor about this. That much weight gain is very unhealthy. I was put on medicine for my OCD to, I gain so much weight I became suicide because I hated what i became. The doctor took me of the meds and I started seeing a therapist twice a week instead. I lost all the weight, through good diet and exercise. It took about 4 years of therapy but i am finally doing better. Sometimes medicine is used as a quick fix when long term therapy is really what is needed.

[JulieKoe]

Can you get rid of these meds? Does not sound like they are helping you.
And change the doctor. Try a naturopath.

[Pearl L]

ask your doctor to switch your meds