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Depression and Anxiety Meds

Carrie P

By Carrie P, in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

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Tranquility68    3

Tranquility68
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Well I was told the same thing about XL drugs too. I had a rnygb Nov 30th and it was a concern but I swallowed them post surgery in front of the PA and she was pretty amazed and they've lost none of their effectiveness! I take a very small dose of MS Contin for chronic pain which I am happy to report is going away just by virtue of weight loss!!! I'm cutting down on others as well like Lyrica and I'm finding I can live without the pain meds. Depression and anxiety is another story though! I still require those

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Jill_Me    100

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I don't expect to ever not need the psych meds. In fact my nurse practitioner told me that morbidity and mortality rates among people who have lost their weight are higher due to no longer having the coping mechanism of eating the foods that brought them temporary relief. I do hope to eventually not need any med for reflux. I've already gone from Prilosec 40mg twice daily to only once daily Protonix after surgery.

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krakkerman    5

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I thought my surgeon and hospital were going to send me home on my psych meds. They clearly said they would do all of this. They didn't. I got pills for Prevacid. Capsules I can't swallow. I got pain pills I can barely swallow. I tried swallowing my psych meds the first day but impossible without panic. So I called my regular psychiatrist for liquid meds. Took him 2 days to call back. Finally said he could get 1 of 2 in liquid. I thought fine. Found out from pharmacy that they can't understand his orders and it can't be filled til Monday. Meanwhile off of Ambien, trazadone, Wellbutrin and Zoloft all 4 cold turkey for last 6 days due to screw up.

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Jill_Me    100

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So sorry to hear that. Your team has done you a disservice. I wonder why swallowing pills is hard for some? I was told no more than 3. My duloxetine is one of them and is a capsule and I have no issues. I don't see how the ability to swallow pills is affected other than fewer at a time so as not to have too many in your pouch. Did you also have a hiatal hernia repair or another procedure that would affect ability to swallow?

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coconutlemongrass    1

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I hope someone has been in the same situation I am in and can set my mind at ease.

I take Wellbutrin XL and Effexor XR. My surgeon told me to contact my psychiatrist and tell him about my surgery so that he can change my meds. Mainly get me off of the extended release because they can't be crushed. I was also told to ask about liquid meds. I can't imagine being without my medications. Let's just say that I'm not a pleasant person to be around if I miss taking doses for more than two days. I really don't want to go back there mentally. Anyone else with this kind of situation? Were you able to take your meds while on the clear liquid phase? Were you eventually able to take pills again?

I also take psych meds and there is no way I'd either change or get off them. I've had no problem swallowing pills since my surgery but I've had to make sure I don't gulp too much Water when taking them. Heck, I didn't even get my meds liquified after having a Nissen Fundoplication and after that surgery I couldn't even swallow cold Water or berry seeds in smoothies!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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