Antidepresants compatible with success at Atkins? : Emotional Issues & Body Image Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Mon, Aug-11-03, 15:28

RoseTattoo RoseTattoo is offline

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BF:Too darn much!
Progress: 90%

Location: PA

Hi Agnes. I'm taking Paxil (which isn't working very well right now...GRRR), but it hasn't stalled me at all. I take 15 mg a day, and have been at that dosage for many years.

Don't eat fewer than 20 carbs a day--it won't make any difference to weight loss. What you need to do is double check everything you eat--it might be a good idea to keep a tally on a computerized account like fitday.com--and make sure that you're getting enough fat and protein, and eating enough calories.

There are tons of threads on the Atkins and general low carb forums about how much is a good amount to eat, etc., so why don't you do a search?

Good luck! Feel free to write back itemizing what meds you take, and maybe someone will know specifically about those meds.

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Mon, Aug-11-03, 15:48

cs_carver

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Plan: Generic LC with tweaks
Stats: 204/178/165 Female 72 inches

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Progress: 67%

Location: NC

Make sure you check calories, too.

I had a long slow no-progress zone, but for me, I had to reduce calories. A bag of pork rinds is 16 servings? That was news to me!!!

And maybe some other form of strengthening exercise? 10# shouldn't be that much of a problem...

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Mon, Aug-11-03, 16:33

Agnes

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Posts: 288

Plan: Atkins Maintenance
Stats: 161/130/132 Female 5'7"

BF:40%/?/We'll see
Progress: 107%

Location: Montreal

My pharmacopia!!!

Ahem, I WILL post what I actually ingest for posterity and also for whoever is in the same bag o'beans as me

...

So here goes my pillmeal for 1 day, divided (thank God) into several takes:

1250 mg depakote - also known as valproate or valproic acid
300 mg neurontin - also known as gabapentin
250 mg trazodone
60 mg celexa
0.5mg clonazepam.

There I said it

... You might now understand why I am concerned about my stall!!!

Agnes

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Mon, Aug-11-03, 16:44

Agnes

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Plan: Atkins Maintenance
Stats: 161/130/132 Female 5'7"

BF:40%/?/We'll see
Progress: 107%

Location: Montreal

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Originally Posted by cs_carver

I actually went to a site called workoutplan and got a personalised (and free) plan taking into account my fitness and the means I have in order to exercise. Great site (find ithere).

Thanks a lot.

Agnes

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Mon, Aug-11-03, 18:34

RoseTattoo RoseTattoo is offline

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Plan: Maintenance
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BF:Too darn much!
Progress: 90%

Location: PA

Agnes, I hope I didn't embarrass you by asking you to post your meds! I really, really didn't mean to do that. Now I feel awful, because I hope I didn't pressure you into anything.

Having said that, though, the meds you're taking might well be interacting with each other to cause a stall. Do you have a local pharmacist whom you can talk to? I've found that pharmacists frequently know much more about meds than doctors do, and they are glad to let you know about side effects (unlike doctors, who tend to keep that info to themselves!). That way, if you find out that there is a strong possibility that the combination of drugs is causing a stall, you can take that info to your doctor and ask whether something can be changed.

Good luck! Keep us posted! And do up the amount of fat you eat--that may be the whole problem.

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Mon, Aug-11-03, 19:49

Agnes

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Plan: Atkins Maintenance
Stats: 161/130/132 Female 5'7"

BF:40%/?/We'll see
Progress: 107%

Location: Montreal

Thank you so much for your kind reply, Rosetattoo. You did not pressure me into anything. I decided I had to make the difference between what is real and what is not, and the reality is I do have to take all these meds. I suspect the culprit might be the Neurontin (gabapentin) as it is the one after which I put on the extra 20 lb. I started taking it 3 years ago, and shortly after I started gaining about 2 lb a month. It did do wonders for my condition, though so I will have to examine this carefully with my doc.

Thank you again. You cannot imagine how lonely I was feeling with these questions and doubts. I feel all better now that you have taken the trouble to look at my posts. And really, if people have to laugh about the amount of meds I take, then at least on a forum like this I do not have to worry about seeing their reaction. And it is important for me to laugh at myself... Otherwise I'd be miserable!!!

Agnes

Hopeful at 155 lb.

Last edited by Agnes : Mon, Aug-11-03 at 19:51.

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Mon, Aug-11-03, 21:04

Agnes

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Plan: Atkins Maintenance
Stats: 161/130/132 Female 5'7"

BF:40%/?/We'll see
Progress: 107%

Location: Montreal

What about this fitday %?

So here it is, calculated per the info I entered (although some of the quantities were tricky - pieces for shrooms, I couldn't enter the amount of spinach- 100g):

Calories Eaten Today Total: 1583
source grams cals %total
Fat: 112 1008 64%
Sat: 35 319 20%
Poly: 18 164 10%
Mono: 48 428 27%
Carbs: 47 147 9%
Fiber: 10 0 0%
Protein: 106 425 27%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

It seems to me the carb is way too high, although I kept the count inferior or equal to 20 g in my menu planning today..

TIA.

Last edited by Agnes : Mon, Aug-11-03 at 21:11.

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Mon, Aug-11-03, 21:23

skeeweeaka skeeweeaka is offline

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Plan: Moderate Carb...
Stats: 235/195/140 Female 5'3

BF:HELP!!!
Progress: 42%

Location: Ohio

Thanks For The Workout Site...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agnes

Thanks for the workout site info....it has been very useful...

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Mon, Aug-11-03, 16:40

Agnes

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Posts: 288

Plan: Atkins Maintenance
Stats: 161/130/132 Female 5'7"

BF:40%/?/We'll see
Progress: 107%

Location: Montreal

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoseTattoo

Hi Agnes. I'm taking Paxil (which isn't working very well right now...GRRR), but it hasn't stalled me at all. I take 15 mg a day, and have been at that dosage for many years.

I took that a long time ago. I was quiet as a mouse... so much so that I would fall asleep in the middle of a conversation (no kidding)! However I sympathise with how you might feel when meds aren't doing their job. It's the pits!

Don't eat fewer than 20 carbs a day--it won't make any difference to weight loss. What you need to do is double check everything you eat--it might be a good idea to keep a tally on a computerized account like fitday.com--and make sure that you're getting enough fat and protein, and eating enough calories.

Thanks for the tip. I'll go there. I am actually unsure whether I eat enough fat.

There are tons of threads on the Atkins and general low carb forums about how much is a good amount to eat, etc., so why don't you do a search?

Will do.

Good luck! Feel free to write back itemizing what meds you take, and maybe someone will know specifically about those meds.

I did and I feel really exposed but what the hey, you can't save your face and save your booty at the same time!!!

Thanks a lot for your prompt reply.

Agnes