Hannah83

(sigh) my antidepressants haven't been metabolizing even after I workout I usually have an afterglow, but it's just 'meh' now...I'm working with my doc on dosage it's a time released antidepressant now I take one in the morning per usual and one midday to try and get up to the 60 mg I was at pre sleeve...I hate this, dragging my butt to the gym and sweating my rear end off, without the high after sucks

I did go today! Thanks for the reminder! Though hopefully my antidepressant's will kick in soon, usually I have a post-gym afterglow but with my sleeve stomach now my meds haven't been absorbing as well...But it did help a bit...

You are welcome! I have a great team that works with me, also keeping all your doctors on the same page will help tons...are you seeing someone for therapy? I've been seeing someone weekly since I've had surgery, think of it as mental hygiene...And most doctors do care, but again doing your own homework (as you are doing) and bringing this to the attention of the doctor prescribing your antidepressant should help, keep a journal when symptoms get worse if you have to try different meds don't be afraid to...there are weight neutral antidepressants that work very well...

Well, I'll chime in, I'm not a medical professional. You need to see someone who can help address this issue. I myself have had issues with my antidepressant because it's time released so now I take one in the morning and one at midday. Hopefully, this will solve my absorption issues. As for yours, as stated please seek professional help so that you can get on something that will be tolerated by your stomach and get better. Hope this helps.

(pats on head)

I have actually, and thanks! Don't lose heart, there were trolls here before us and shall be after us...and snark is part of being autistic If I could pass along some of the social deafness I've been told I'm not missing out on social cues...And I find that helping other people is helping me help myself...take care...

I'm sorry what is the issue? *scratches head* Just ignore them this nifty feature on the forum in your settings, go figure

It is indeed a tool and a very powerful one at that! I feel ya on the regain, (soft hug) I'm three months out and the depression has been awful my anti-depressant hasn't been absorbing as it should so I'm up to 120 mg 60 mg in the morning and 60 in the afternoon. So much of what I did involve food when I was irritated when I was upset when someone or something annoyed me. etc. Keep on the good path, don't beat yourself up, do what you need to do, what you know you need to do. And well done.

It was an encouraging thing to hear a message from my paster about his own personal weight and gluttony struggles. The message centered around 'do you want to be made whole' the example of many given when we go to the ER or hospital outside there are those with an IV pole, smoking with an oxygen mask. The obvious is they want healing but not wholeness. He was convicted by God about his weight when various health issues came crashing down on him. He elected to have a gastric bypass done a year ago. None but a few in the congregation knew. As Jesus said to the man at the pool, 'do you want to be made whole' who'd been sitting there for 38 years. He took up his mat and walked, was made whole. It takes courage to come forward and admit to this, I struggle myself with gluttony and it is sinful to willfully abuse my body in that way because, in the end, it's not being a good steward of my body, and I'm not able to live fully without being whole in every way. Potlucks, dinners etc. at church are a thing, and it's an issue that is swept under the rug a lot. The following are quotes from his notes: "I know this is an extremely sensitive issue. As a recovering obese man, and I purposely choose this phrase and terminology as it is an addiction, no different than drugs or alcohol. Eating sweet and high-fat foods releases dopamine in your brain, pleasure stimulants." "A recovering alcoholic should never take the drink any alcoholic drink, a recovering smoker shouldn’t partake of any tobacco product, a recovering gambling addict shouldn’t be buying lottery tickets! I can’t eat desserts, snack foods etc… It’s certainly permitted in the Bible but I can’t control myself with them. I needed an intervention. As most of you already know, with great conviction, prayer, prompting of the Holy Spirit coupled with the loving support of my family and the leadership of the congregation I elected to undergo Gastric By-Pass surgery a year ago, January 2017. 162 pounds later it's off! But its not over. " "I’ve had comments such as: “oh, you took the easy way”. First I can tell you that no surgery is easy. Second, I recently, much to my chagrin gained 8 pounds of which I immediately got off. Even though I had the surgery I can gain it back by eating the wrong things. The surgery just kicks started my weight loss, I must continue to exercise daily (a fit bit) and log everything I eat, and I mean everything. " His wife Barb has been doing low carb, high protein high veggies some fruit for the last year with him and has lost 60 pounds. She herself is short, but her testimony floored me. God asked her, 'What will you do when you say here I am Lord send me, and yet you are physically unable to be sent?' That stuck with me, and in tears, I repented and daily come to God for assistance. The Bible has a lot to say about taking care of our bodies: Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 It was so encouraging to me that I went to my paster and told him I had the sleeve done in Oct. and he smiled and said congratulations, keep going you look great! As a couple that leads our church, I admire them for their honesty and commitment to God, themselves their family and us as a congregation they've been entrusted with. They both are servant leaders and I am thankful for them. I just thought that this would encourage others, for it says in the scriptures that we are to encourage one another with the very thing we've been encouraged with. Hope this helps someone.

(e hug) The scale does not define you unless you allow it to. Keep trucking, I'm going uphill with my anti-depressant absorption and just getting out of bed, if I can do this so can you dear. It's a bump, that is ironing itself out, so will this stall...

wonderful job! I'm happy for you, it'll be worth it. hang in.

ugh, depression is so awful, my meds are being adjusted and it's been painful to even get to the gym, say less get out of bed. I am forcing myself to go, when I usually feel that afterglow for 3 hours after a workout, now it's just one hour. blah, this too will pass.

The top is now I'm at 218 and the bottom is before when I was at 261. Currently, I'm playing around with makeup hence the red glossy eyeshadow suits my mood. The 'old Hannah' aka. non-depressed Hannah will return, it's just taking some medication sorting out. Bump in the road.

wonderful job!

I fart in the direction of Al Gore, and those whom fall for 'warming of the globe' oh wait I forgot to minimize my carbon footprint, oh well I'm extra gassy after WLS

It's my first name and the year I was born...you're welcome...

so essitanally everyone here is autistic? or that overly sensitive? Because I'm autistic and even I know that humor is needed...sheesh...scratch your boobs people and move on...

depression is a b***h I wish on no one. The antidepressant I'm on now is not fully absorbing in my new stomach. More than likely I'll need to change over to another SNRI that is weight neutral. Joy oh Fun.

I am down to 220 40 pounds down from 260 on the 31st of Oct. 2017! Happy I made this choice. It's been worth it to stick through the hard stuff at the beginning.

keep up the wonderful work!

Thank you. Yea I am making an emergency call tomorrow morning to get in this week to see my doc for my meds because something has to give. The gym is indeed a stress relief and I do take off days, typically I work out when I don't work, or on the weekend. And it usually helps my mood, but this is a huge chemical shift in my body. 35 pounds in 2 months is a heck of a lot and my brain is going woah boy! It feels like I want to crawl out of my skin and scream if that makes sense. But thanks.

wow! Keep going! You have a spark in your eyes now. Keep going

my current weight is 225 I started at 261 and I am 5'8" I'm an emotional wreck, however, sobbing myself to sleep.

I have been working out daily and that has helped some. I usually sob myself to sleep. Hoping this gets better.