About Bipolar Disorder: New and Old Medications and Weight Gain

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Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder Symptoms/Diagnosis Treatment Coping/Support From Marcia Purse, your Guide to Bipolar Disorder I've been eating badly lately - too much sugar and bad carbs - and thanks to my being overweight from psych drugs, that has a worse effect on me than it would have when I was a skinny 5'10" and weighed 120 pounds. Because now I have type 2 diabetes. I can lose weight. It just takes some self-discipline. See "Hope for Weight Loss" below. New Antipsychotic Better for Weight Latuda, a fairly new antipsychotic, has been shown to be effective in treating schizophrenia and is now being studied for use in bipolar depression... Read more Zyprexa - Bad for Your Weight There's no question that for many people, Zyprexa (olanzapine) is an extremely effective medication - but it's one of worst for packing on pounds... Read more See More About:  zyprexa  antipsychotics  Valium / Diazepam - "Mother's Little Helper" Back in the 1960s and 70s Valium was called "mother's little helper." It was "prescribed in vast quantities" by doctors to women (mothers and non-mothers) for anxiety, tension, you name it. Today Valium is still prescribed... Read more See More About:  valium  anxiety  muscle spasms Hope for Weight Loss One of the challenges faced by people with mood disorders is weight gain from their medications. I myself gained 80 pounds on psychotropic meds. In addition to being physically dangerous, weight gain is a stumbling block to good mental health, because being overweight is depressing!... Read more See More About:  medication weight gain  seroquel  zyprexa Bipolar Disorder Ads Bipolar Disorder Weight Gain Bipolar Treatment Healthy Weight Gain Bipolar Depression Featured Articles Causes of Bipolar Disorder Family Issues Coping & Support Resources for Bipolar Disorder Forms of Bipolar Disorder About Bipolar Disorder on Facebook Follow on Twitter   More from About.com Free Children's Books How would you like to have access to a free online public library of books from around the world for kids 3 to 13? Read more...> Best Water Parks Better pack your bathing suit -- here are our recommendations for the funnest, wettest, splashiest water parks around. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Marcia Purse Bipolar Disorder Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Bipolar Disorder newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Stigma Sucks! 100 Pounds on Your Head Tom Cruise Makes Good Points? NOT! EXCUSE ME?   Follow me on: Advertisement