hey there,

in response to the prozac posts, I was also on prozac as well, and I noticed that I gained wait when I was on it. And it was aggravating because I was depressed about being overweight!

I also come from a hypocondriac (sp?) family that believes they have every illness or disease, from ADHD to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I found that all of the symptoms I was feeling fell away as I lost more weight. I dropped 127 pounds in 1 year (gained back about 40 of it over the last 2 years) but I felt absolutely fantastic - didn't need ANY medication. I had excellent concentration, high energy.

I think a lot of overweight people mistake their weight-related problems for other medical conditions.

My feeling about medication: prozac made me feel more balanced, but the solution was not to be happier and more accepting of my weight problem. The solution for me was to get angry and depressed enough to do something about it.