The last couple days I have been trying my hardest to be happy and upbeat, but it seems impossible to shake the frustration I am feeling. I am losing 3 lbs. a week, so I know that isn't it. I am on anti-depressants, but the doc who is in charge of those said it is too early in this change to tell if I need to change doses or something. I was wondering if I am in this boat alone, or are you feeling similar???

My daughter was banded in Dec of 2007. She has taken antidepressant for years. She also got pregnant after the band was placed so she had all those hormone issues to deal with. After the baby was born and the weight was really pooring off of her, she went through a really rough time. I wondered if it was a postpartum issue but it makes her mad to suggest that. She left her husband for about 6 weeks with 4 kids. She got past it and is now back home and is busy and working and going to school. She might have also tried to just do too much which is always a problem for her. Anyway, maybe you should look around at the rest of your life and maybe pinpoint something significant that you can work on changing. Are you exercising? A brisk walk can do wonders!! Hugs!!!

Do you maybe have SAD, Seasonal something disorder? Not enough sunshine? My MIL gets this, there is some type of sun lamp that she uses to make a vitamin(?) in her body and helps her with it. Sorry I don't know much about but she has been having the blah's the last week or so.

I am 6 months post-op and think the moods have leveled off. The first couple of months I was crabby and I knew it. My friend at work would say to me: Eat bread! and that would make me laugh. I have found I am much more outspoken since surgery. Some I attributed to moodiness, but most is from a feeling of taking control of the part of my life that has always been so out of control and that has spilled into other areas of assertion.

OR maybe I am just a BEEOTCH! LOL

We definately have a lack of sunshine, here in Washington. That could be it. Thank you for the ideas, I am going to go walk as we speak. Thanks for all the support!

yea iv been having alot of mood issues.. sad mad happy.. and more but i think its just from the change and the struggle through my food addiction..all i keep thinking is things will look up

Here is a theory from my Dr. Women store estrogen in there fat, so when we lose weight that estrogen starts to effect our body and moods until we are able to dispose of it. Basically we are doing a big DETOX right now and all that built up chemicals are going to run their course through our bodies. So we all may go through mood swings, but it might not all be from losing our dear friend (food). This information helped me realize that I am not just becoming untolorable, but I am just having hormonal mood swings.

Hope this helps you all too!