Tiffie07

It’s a huge change in the beginning! You’re not going to really loose much weight and you can’t eat anything. Not to mention the portion sizes suck!
All I kept thinking was “what have I done?!?!” BUT it got easier and now I’m so glad I did it!

I am glad that you are less depressed @Mattymatt.
All the changes can really be a challenge with more to come, but forewarned is forearmed in most cases.
However, the physiology of depression is an illusive animal for a lot of people and how medication works on it eludes even the physicians.
On a side note - I cannot like any of your content, others have mentioned this, do you have me blocked intentionally/unintentionally?

It’s a huge change in the beginning! You’re not going to really loose much weight and you can’t eat anything. Not to mention the portion sizes suck!
All I kept thinking was “what have I done?!?!” BUT it got easier and now I’m so glad I did it!

I started the process of switching antidepressants before surgery for unrelated reasons. (in retrospect this was a poor decision). It was going well, and then a few days before surgery I was a mess-- crying in the bathroom at work. It was not pretty. This continued until a few days after surgery. I think the pre-op diet ( and sudden loss of sugar) was the major reason.
Now, my depression is better than it was before surgery. Optimisk, I think if you have dealt with depression before, and have the tools to deal with it (medication or relationship with a psychiatrist or a therapist), it's manageable.
I think part of the worst part of depression is that it can sneak up on you, and then you live in denial about being depressed. And then you needlessly suffer for like three months, because you've convinced yourself nothing is wrong. But if it has happened before, you can be more proactive.

Thank you, @FluffyChix. It feels good to get rid of those. But as you said, this is surgical remission. We'll have to see what happens 6 months to a year down the road. I was only a diabetic for a short period of time (a little over a year.) I hope that this might be in time to reverse damage that may have been caused.

Well, my psychologist says that it is part of the mourning process of letting an old and familiar self go. He also says that it some of it might be the realization that I will be unable to use food as medicine in the future. I've done this all of my life so it's going to be difficult to gradually find and discover better coping skills. I agree with him. Food kept me from experiencing the pain of my past.
It's also that the body has undergone a huge change. In my case, my blood sugar averages went from probably around 150-60 to 98 and I am sure I've had some biochemical changes. Our bodies are meant to maintain tight blood sugar control tolerances. Furthermore, I got off of all 5 of the medicines I was using to control blood sugar and who knows how these effect biochemical process related to mood.
Don't read too much into my experience, @optimisk. Your experience will be different as each person's is. Each person's biochemistry is so different and it is effected by their life's events and experiences. The one thing I can tell you is that this is major, serious surgery and is not to be taken lightly. It will be life changing in ways that will be unique to you.

Congrats hon!!!! That's outstanding!!

It’s a huge change in the beginning! You’re not going to really loose much weight and you can’t eat anything. Not to mention the portion sizes suck!
All I kept thinking was “what have I done?!?!” BUT it got easier and now I’m so glad I did it!

The first few weeks seem to be the worse. Or they were for me! The big thing is redirecting your thoughts! When you start thinking crap thoughts change your stinking thinking!

And nothing beats having a good medication. But I know finding the right one takes time and is frustrating.

Welcome to bariatric bony @ss syndrome.