How did you guys handle if you were on antidepressants? Did you check to see if there were liquids available? Wean off before surgery?

I did not have to change anything. Been on celexa for several years and its a very small pill. My dr. Did not have any different instructions for that med. continued to take . I'm actually a psych nurse so I'm very familiar with these type meds. So if u have any specific med question I can try and help. I know some of our patients who have had bariatric surgery switch to a "capsule " immediate release med so they can open capsule and sprinkle on applesauce or whatever. Just depends on the medication .

I am on lexapro and i didn't change anything and its small pills. Sometimes my Zonegran gets lodged in my throat and its a capsule and sometimes i take them apart and put in applesauce but for the most part i take them ok.

Thank you!

Lexapro and no problems!!!

I take Prozac with no problems. Just was instructed not to take it the day of surgery but resumed the day after.

Has anyone noticed slow weight loss or no weight loss at all due to these medications? I know they can cause significant weight gain which is compounded over the years. Just wondering how they affect us bandsters.

Started to take Prozan 4 days ago I am almost 4 weeks post op. I am woried of weight gain

I take wellbutin and it causes weight loss, and I swallow just fine its small

I take prozac just as normal. I actually am on 40mg, so I uave to take 2 20mg pills. I have about 5 pills to take daily and then I have pain meds I take for my back a few times a day. I take them all whole. I just have to take them one at a time and slowly. My dr office said if it fits in the cap of a water bottle, I can take it. And if it ever does get stuck, just wait, don't drink water ti try tk force it down, it won't work.

I take prozac just as normal. I actually am on 40mg, so I uave to take 2 20mg pills. I have about 5 pills to take daily and then I have pain meds I take for my back a few times a day. I take them all whole. I just have to take them one at a time and slowly. My dr office said if it fits in the cap of a water bottle, I can take it. And if it ever does get stuck, just wait, don't drink water ti try tk force it down, it won't work.

Oh, and re: weight gain. I gained 100 pounds over the few years I was on zoloft. Switched back to prozac and started losing it steadily. I am sure they are all different, and even different peopl have different reactions, but for me prozac does not cause weight gain. Zoloft sure as hell does though.

I switched to zoloft from prozac about a month before meeting my now hubby. I figured I just got fatter from being happy or something. Then I got pregnant and nursed, so that left me on zoloft for 2 years or so and my ob prescribed them. When I went back to my shrink we went over everything and hat was when the timeline all clicked and it made sense. I never really remembered or put 2 & 2 together that I started gaining with the zoft until I went back to my shrink, who was the one who actually switched me. Durn it.

I am on my 5th Prozac. 3 days of 20mg. Feel sleepy. I hear its suppose to cause insomnia!!

I take a drug for Bi polar II. It is a form of bi polar but not a serious as BP I. It is a large pill but I can break it into two pieces and it goes down ok. Take one half with a little water and wait for a few minutes and take second half. Do the same with by B 100 complex and have not issues.

I take valproic acid ( depakote) for bipolar and they gave it to me in a liquid suspension and it is more stable than the pill was and they had to cut my daily dose on half!! That was a good thing as depakote causes weight gain! So just check with your doctor as there may be a liquid form of the medication you take.

I had my Trileptal & Paxil changed to liquid meds. My Effexor is in capsules. My Trazadone & Seroquel are tablets and are just fine.