In one if my nutritional classes we were told that antidepressant medications can cause problems after surgery because of their side effects like nausea, abdominal pain, gas & a feeling of fullness. I have been taking Lexapro for a few years & since my surgery I have been struggling with eating solids & gas. It seems like i always feel full & bloated. I actually came home from work early today because I got bad abdominal pain trying to eat. I follow all the rules & don't eat anything I shouldn't. I also make sure to stop drinking 30 minutes before eating. My surgery was May 1st & I have lost a total of 39 pounds. I am not sure if I should stop taking the Lexapro or just cut down my dose & see what happens. Anyone out there going through anything similar? I love this forum because we are all in the same boat & can share our experiences with each other.

I went off cymbalta after surgery in January. Recently went back on though. Serious stress going on and I'm not coping well.

I was surprised he dropped them too and my brain has been a little (ok -- maybe a lot) fuzzy but I feel ok. I still don't really understand why he did it because I had stayed on the pills the week before (first 6 days after surgery). I think some of the brain fuzz may just be the super low cal diet, too. Maybe part of it was because he knows I'm working from home part time this week.

I'll see how it goes for the rest of the week and what he says and make a decision whether to pick the meds back up or stay off. I've been on Wellbutrin for 8 years and Lamictal (mood stabilizer) for about 6 and have been very well managed but I have talked with the psych a lot lately about trying to go off. So many things in my life are better now than when I started the meds. I've drop 260 pounds since I started meds in the form of an ex-husband who made my life miserable! lol

I was surprised he dropped them too and my brain has been a little (ok -- maybe a lot) fuzzy but I feel ok. I still don't really understand why he did it because I had stayed on the pills the week before (first 6 days after surgery). I think some of the brain fuzz may just be the super low cal diet, too. Maybe part of it was because he knows I'm working from home part time this week.

I'll see how it goes for the rest of the week and what he says and make a decision whether to pick the meds back up or stay off. I've been on Wellbutrin for 8 years and Lamictal (mood stabilizer) for about 6 and have been very well managed but I have talked with the psych a lot lately about trying to go off. So many things in my life are better now than when I started the meds. I've drop 260 pounds since I started meds in the form of an ex-husband who made my life miserable! lol

I was on both of those too at one point. I want to go off tegretol, but Pdoc is a little nervous about it. He says I'm doing so well that he doesn't want to rock the boat. I'm happy you're doing so well. Glad you got rid of all that extra weight too! He was just keeping you down!

I'm going in for my surgery on June 26th and I have talked to my doc about my anti depressants. I switched to liquid lexapro and they gave me a script for time released generic Wellbutrin. I do worry about my depression and not being able to take solid pills for a while. How long after surgery do we have to wait to take pill form meds?

Kimteehee,

I just had surgery 4 days ago, and though I was off meds while in the hospital, the night I got home I started back on Wellbutrin. It probably depends on your doctor, but my doctors only request was that I crush the pill and it in something (pretty gross - but better than no meds!) I think that if you just keep in touch with your surgeon about this and don't be afraid to ask questions when in the hospital that you will be fine. Good luck on your surgery! You can do this!

I never stopped taking pills. The ones I do take go down easier with a mouthful of shake or chewed up food. Never have been able to swallow the fish oil pearls post op. Miss Tummy rejects them and gives them back right away. I am not about to start cod liver oil. I will just eat fish more often.