I am bipolar. Took assorted meds for 15 years. Stopped taking them in December when I went on pre-op diet.

I have logged a direct correlation to low-carb, high protein diet and mood stabilization.

Aside from weight loss, keeping my mood stable with diet and exercise is the best incentive to stick to my diet.

I have decided that the MD's are just pill pushers, looking to keep us addicted and coming back for more. They are soooo worried about getting sued that they simply throw meds at you, it's a business, like anything else.

I am not advocating that you throw your meds away, just look into it. Ketonic diet is used for treatment of epilespsy and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.

The FDA doesn't care about you, the drug companies pay them.

I have declared my mind a drug free zone and reclaimed my life.

Jabba-

I am right there with you! I got sick and tired of my life revolving around drugs. I decided to make myself better and not rely on drugs to dictate my quality of life. It is a struggle but it is well worth it.

My doctor had me on so much crap I can not remember a year and a half of my life. I "went under" 190 pounds and came out nearly 300. I dumped all that crap in the can and have not looked back since. I am a firm believer that medication causes more issues than it solves.

After 16 years of suffering first from depression and anxiety to now, bipolar and anxiety, finally having found Nardil has given me much of my life back (still have bad days and even weeks, but better than a bad month). Being a bit more level on Nardil, an MAOI, which a doctor will rarely prescribe, I was able to make the decision of the Lap Band for MYSELF. It has been a long time to have been able to do that.

I do feel many doctors are pill pushers and are always throwing the next new drug at you before you even have a chance to know if your current drug had helped. It is frustration...but maybe I'll find this new way of eating enhances my med's effectiveness. :thumbup:

Good luck my sisters and brothers who have to fight each day to live "normal" in an "abnormal" world. :thumbup:

Jabba,

Way to go for living life as you want to be!!

I still am unable to chuck the meds but looking forward to when I can!

Hopefully life with lapband will give me the new lease on life where I can be confident, and free to be me!