Controlling Weight Gain on Bipolar Meds

I'm going to jump right in with the issue that's bugging me the most right now...how do you control or mitigate weight gain associated with your bipolar meds? Specifically abilify seems to be my biggest culprit. Ty!

Your answer

chikienuggie

2y ago

Oh hi! I know this one. I was on abilify for about a year and it numbed my emotions and I hated the weight gain. I managed to stabilize it and myself by switching off of it with help. It was kind of crazy and scary but I had to switch all my meds around in about a week to get rid of it. But no more chronic weight gain was really worth it.

punk99

2y ago

hi new here and trying to get involved— this hasn’t stuck for me yet so please just know I’m not speaking from a place of “I did this and it worked” but I think active exercise routine in conjunction with meds is really healthy. Again I haven’t found a right balance of it for me but it’s my goal

avacadotoast420

2y ago

I honestly have no clue how to fight that, I've been on abilify for a while and have gained a lot of weight. I think it's unavoidable. But I'd rather be slightly chubby and relatively stable than skinny and completely miserable.

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