Medicated ADD/ADHD & weight | ADHD Information

Medication hasn't had any real impact on my weight. I think I lost about 3 lbs in my first month on Ritalin, and that was it. I was average weight to begin with, so I guess it didn't make much of a difference for me.

Son: Strattera had no effect on his weight he put it on. We give after eats though.

How does medicated ADD/ADHD affrect your weight?

I lost my appetite for a little while on strattera then it cam back. Now that I am on adderall too...I have noticed a loss of appetite again. since starting the AD/HD meds I have lost between 10-15 lbs. Which is okay I could stand to lose a few more pounds.

Well, I definitely lost weight when I started on
dexedrine. I gained it back when I stopped for a
while, and now I've lost it again since starting again.
About 5-10 lbs, I think, but I'm still within the
"average" range for my height. I also gain weight in
the winter regardless, since I get less excercise.
I eat a LOT, usually healthy food except the much,
much butter that I seem to put on everything, and I
also bike everywhere.
I was always normal weight, and ate lots too.
Probably the hyperactivity/fidgeting contributed to
this. I also still fidget while on meds (just doesn't
distract me now, like it used to).
Well, I'm supposedly "underweight"....however, I've always been on the smaller side. I consider myself to be normal and healthy because I eat well and get regular exercise, etc. Don't think meds have really affected my weight...but I obviously can't be positive because I don't know what I would weigh if I weren't taking them.I've been trying different meds since April, and I've never noticed a change in appetite on any of them. I have lost about 5 lbs since March or so, but that was due to a conscious, subtle change in my eating habits.

I am 5'4" and 145lbs. I'm considered at the high end of the acceptable weight range for my height.

Was overweight...

started at 144 lbs on 10 mg adderrall xr, after 5 months, 118 lbs and up to 40 mg. smaller appetite, started 2 kick-a** excersize routines (I alternate excersize videos to break up any boredom and monotomy) that's helping my self esteem.

Next month, the add support group in my area is going to have a meeting with the topic "medication, nutrition, and excersize". I hope I learn something from it!

and dixiepeep... I know how you feel. My marriage sucks too.

when you're sick and tired of being sick and tired, you'll know what to do! hang in there... tough times don't last, tough people do.

Hi,

My name is David, and I'm a recovering eater. It's been 10 minutes since I last ate. Thinking about it, I want to go eat now. Darn.

I have abused my Ritalin by taking a dose at lunch time, so I won't eat. Which works, until dinner time, then I eat two dinners.

You know you are ADHD when you can't choose what to eat on a menu, so you order both. And eat them both.

I am a oldly treated ADHDr (8 yrs Ritalated) and am 50 lbs overweight. I eat impulsively. And I love carbs. Lots of carbs. I make cakes, and eat 1/5 of the batter raw. I eat ice cream every night. I eat lots of cereal in the morning.

I have a wait problem, too.

I also experience low blood protein. I have to eat meat. RED meat. Raw red meat. Only madcow disease has made me stop. I loved raw hamburger meat. I am very carnal. I like fish. Lots of fish. Raw fish. I hate chicken. They run around with their heads cut off. You can't eat it raw.

I like fruit. Lots of fruit. They don't run around with their heaeds cut off. Veggies, I uhh, well, eat them rarely. Like my meat. Rare.
Davidornado38578.0521412037

Thorns4Life38729.5796527778 [QUOTE=quietlilmouse]Was overweight...

Next month, the add support group in my area is going to have a meeting with the topic "medication, nutrition, and excersize". I hope I learn something from it![/QUOTE]
Hey Mousey,

Quit loosing weight.

I keep finding it...

-BigD

P.S. I'm 230 lbs on 60 mg RitLA, but didn't get to participate in my kickssa exer-tines. I loose ~20 lbs skiing, but had to work in the tropics this winter, so didn't get to hibernate. boohoo blubber blubber hoo hoo hoo

Oh, darn. Here I grow again...

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

Boo.

Boo who?

...Why are you crying?

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

Boo hoo.

Boo hoo who?

...Why are you still crying? [QUOTE=quietlilmouse]Next month, the add support group in my area is going to have a meeting with the topic "medication, nutrition, and excersize".[/QUOTE]
Hey Quie,

What's a ADD support group? I never heard of one. Well, maybe I have. I used to go to a 23 step group. We could never agree on how many steps to take...

The BIGD

As funny as that was, I really need to know, seriously now, I've never heard of an ADDr support group. Unless it was me and my pshrynque. Who invented those? Where do you find one? Actually, I better not go. I'll probably get kicked out... Man, what happened to my font?!!!
[QUOTE=quietlilmouse]tough times don't last, tough people do[/QUOTE]

That's worth repeating.

tough times don't last, tough people do
[QUOTE=quietlilmouse]I know how you feel. My marriage sucks too. [/QUOTE]
That's not worth repeating, but it keeps repeating itself around here...

I know how you feel. My marriage sucks too.
I know how you feel. My marriage sucks too.
I know how you feel. My marriage sucks too.

Hey David,

This is probably the best I've felt in years...especially visiting message boards and communities. Now I know I'm not the only one in the world feeling silly all the time.

My recovering drug addict husband just got out of jail. Served 40 days for a dui (driving under the influence), he was on some xanax and ambien his psych perscribed him. Smashed the pick-up truck on a side street, late one night, had my three year old daughter with him. Why is he on drugs? has chroan's disease and is a burn victim. Over 70% of his body is skin grafts. Couldn't deal with the pain anymore. decided he was going to kill himself and took my daughter along for the ride...

Decided we couldn't afford to keep our home anymore while he was in jail. I put my house up on the market and it sold in one day. The three of us moved in with my father-in-law.

The great thing about losing weight: I'm 32 yrs old, and men at work flirt with me. Makes me feel like I'm 18 again, and I can get any guy's attention!

The workout: The S-Factor: Strip workouts for every woman.

and as far as support groups go... a bunch or people who get together on a weekly or daily basis to help each other. My husband goes to Narcotics Anonymous meetings twice a week. (as long as he stays off drugs, I'll take him to as many meetings as he needs) Try Chadd.org or addiss.co.uk

quietlilmouse

were you diagnosed as anything other than ADD or ADHD? I love to eat but it is a comfort thing for me I think. I am in no way making light of your situation and I hope I do not sound that way. My dad used to eat raw hamburger meat when I was a child. I just thought he was trying to gross us out as kids. He was abusive. I have depression and ADD and was on Lexapro. My last doctor visit my doc told me I needed to lose weight even though I am on Ritalin. I try to eat somewhat healthy but when my blood sugar drops I end up at the candy machine at work. Now I am really depressed over my weight and stopped taking the Lexapro. Now I just cry all of the time. Which is worse? [QUOTE=Dixiepeep]were you diagnosed as anything other than ADD or ADHD? I love to eat but it is a comfort thing for me I think. I am in no way making light of your situation and I hope I do not sound that way. My dad used to eat raw hamburger meat when I was a child. I just thought he was trying to gross us out as kids. He was abusive. I have depression and ADD and was on Lexapro. My last doctor visit my doc told me I needed to lose weight even though I am on Ritalin. I try to eat somewhat healthy but when my blood sugar drops I end up at the candy machine at work. Now I am really depressed over my weight and stopped taking the Lexapro. Now I just cry all of the time. Which is worse? [/QUOTE]

Hey Dix,

That's a difficult question to answer. I may not be programed to answer your question. But I'll try.

Yes, and no.

I've been diagnosed all my life, but those Dx's keep changing, with the times, and with the docs, and with the new meds.

Here's some of my dx's: As a kid, they didn't have mental dxs, but they still had their opinions: genius, risky, black sheep, energetic, dreamer. As an adult, they started having some tools, albeit a bit crude, like stone knives and axes: situational depression, clinical depression, manic depressive, multiple personality, bi-polar, (finally) ADHD, beautiful mind, comorbid, genius, energetic.

[QUOTE=Dixiepeep]Now I am really depressed over my weight and stopped taking the Lexapro. Now I just cry all of the time. Which is worse? [/QUOTE]

Hey Dixie...don't give up on antidepressants. I gave up remeron, even tho it helped me sleep soooo nice, because I gained like, 50 lbs on it. Your doc should be able to recognize the detriment of a side effect like weight gain, and try you on something else. I can tell you that after years of trial and error, Celexa has been wonderful for me.

Keep trying anti-d's until you find one that helps. Crying all the time (or drinking, in my case) is not solution.

[QUOTE=Joyous56][QUOTE=Dixiepeep]Now I am really depressed over my weight and stopped taking the Lexapro. Now I just cry all of the time. Which is worse? [/QUOTE]Hey Dixie...don't give up on antidepressants. I gave up remeron, even tho it helped me sleep soooo nice, because I gained like, 50 lbs on it. Your doc should be able to recognize the detriment of a side effect like weight gain, and try you on something else. I can tell you that after years of trial and error, Celexa has been wonderful for me.

Keep trying anti-d's until you find one that helps. Crying all the time (or drinking, in my case) is not solution. Or, in my case, crying in my drink...[/QUOTE]

Hey Dix,

To answer your Q, which is worse?

Dying is worse.

Don't do nut'n stupid, and see your dalk ASAP. Tell the sec'y ti's an emergency, or urgency, cu'z you're depressed, and that you've stopped taking the Lexapro.

If you didn't stop it more than a day or two ago, take it again until you see your dalk. Going cold turkey can mess with your head even worse than ever.

I'd rather be overweight and worried, than really dead and buried.

Best wishes,

Here's some info:

Highlights LEXAPRO has been prescribed successfully to millions of people with depression. Now Lexapro can help alleviate the symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in adults.Review helpful information regarding treatment and management of depression or generalized anxiety disorder with these downloadable guides specific for men, women, older adults, and family and friends.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Depression is a serious condition that can lead to suicidal thoughts and behavior. Antidepressants increased the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior (2% to 4%) in nine short-term studies in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) and other psychiatric disorders. Patients started on therapy should be observed closely for clinical worsening, suicidality, or unusual changes in behavior, especially at the beginning of therapy or at the time of dose changes. The risk may persist until significant remission occurs. Families and caregivers should be advised of the need for close observation and communication with the prescriber. Lexapro is not approved for use in pediatric patients.

Here's some links:

http://www.lexapro.com/default.aspx??PlacementGUID=B7D7B05A- 3DA7-48EB-805E-11777858DC87

http://www.lexapro.com/pdf/lexapro_pi.pdf

thanks all of you. I agree that being overweight is not as dangerous as being depressed. I will try something else but until I get back in to see her I will take the Lexapro again. I appreciate your concerns. The worst thing about depression is feeling so alone. My marriage is in the toilet too so that does not help.[QUOTE=Dixiepeep]thanks all of you. I agree that being overweight is not as dangerous as being depressed. I will try something else but until I get back in to see her I will take the Lexapro again. I appreciate your concerns. The worst thing about depression is feeling so alone. My marriage is in the toilet too so that does not help.[/QUOTE]
Hey Dix,
We are here for you. You are not alone. My marriage is in the tiolet, too, and she just flushed it this weekend. She took my favorite rifles and sold them a dime on the dollar, saying I wasn't safe around guns. Give me a break, I was sleeping with a gun before puberty. You know that song, Happiness is a Warm Gun? Well, mine kept me warm cuz I slept with it, we all did, us boys by the time we were 10, b/c we lived outddoors and things would crawl in bed with us. Once I had a skunk snuggled up around my toes. Yuck. My dad found a rattler in bed with him once. The music we went to sleep by was the howling of coyotes. A woman was killed jogging on a trail nearby by a mountain lion. We always checked our sheets and our boots before we put them on. We were also looking for spiders and scorpions. And we ain't from Tennessee!

The other thing she did was I wrote our mortgage check out of our joint account, then deposited plenty money to cover it. I had a lawyer bill to pay, so I paid him, too. Next thing I know, Friday she's telling me our mortgage check bounced. Then Saturday I found she had opened a new account w/o me, and taken money out of our account, and the check bounced. Maybe she's got ADD.

So, needless to say, I was po'd this weekend.

Hey, I've known that rifle longer than I've known her! Time for her to go.

Best of luck to us, and good luck with your Lexipro.

Your ADDr friends, and friend,

David
[QUOTE=quietlilmouse]Hey David, Hey, Q!

This is probably the best I've felt in years... Yeah, me2. If I had a good marriage, and hadn't gotten fired in June, last spring I was saying I'm doing pretty good. especially visiting message boards and communities. Now I know I'm not the only one in the world feeling silly all the time. One of the things some AD/HDrs seem to do is not finish off a thought to it's logical conclusion. I hear a lot of us have done that with this one: We think we are alone. But, to quote Agent Moulder "We are not alone... ... someone is out there". I personally found a huge relief when I realized I am not alone. Not only can I vent with little repurcussion, but I learn ALOT, and I get to practice some of what I've learned.

Understood...

Sooooo often I feel like the pointman on a scout platoon on a pioneering expedition to a lonely planet of space aliens, and I'm the only one I understand... thank God they gave me a gun ()! Just kidding. Read my weekend story...

My recovering drug addict husband just got out of jail. Served 40 days for a dui (driving under the influence), he was on some xanax and ambien omg, that stuff I take every night (not xanax, what's that?) but the AmB, and it packs a wallop, and I'm a big boy, too. his psych perscribed him. Smashed the pick-up truck on a side street, late one night, had my three year old daughter with him. Is she okay? Why is he on drugs? has chroan's disease (?) and is a burn victim. Over 70% of his body is skin grafts. Wow. My bro n law is, too. In SanTonio. Couldn't deal with the pain anymore. decided he was going to kill himself and took my daughter along for the ride... (What?)

Decided we couldn't afford to keep our home anymore while he was in jail. I put my house up on the market and it sold in one day. The three of us moved in with my father-in-law. My wife keeps threatening to sell, too. Good luck...

The great thing about losing weight: I'm 32 yrs old, and men at work flirt me2 (that is, men don't) with me. Makes me feel like I'm 18 again, (I never felt like I wasn't :) ] and I can get any guy's attention!

The workout: The S-Factor: Strip workouts for every woman.

OMG! I do that, and people'd go blind. Hey, my wife says I'm fat. Which I am, of course. But do I prioritize that with her other beefs, or leave it for later and deal with bigger (hehe) issues? Like steady work, or savings, or not making mistakes, or staying out of jail, bankruptcies, bounced checks, etc.? Or a divorce? I've not prioritized exercise, b'c I do so well in winter weight loss, except for not eating as much, and de-carbolyzing my meals.

quietlilmouse

[/QUOTE] Hey quie,

Thanks for the answers.

Best of luck with the new circumstances. Glad your girl is okay.

I checked out CHADD, but they didn't have anything close. I'll try ADDA.org.

-D Tornado-

Hey David,

Oh, to answer some of the thoughts from the previous posts...

Little one is okay, scared to death of police. She hates squad cars.

Chroans ( I always seem to misspell that one), an auto-immune disorder of the digestive system.

Selling the house was the best thing we did. We're out of debt, and I don't have to worry about the mortgage/utilities needing to be paid every month. Our job now is to learn how to be married to each other.

It's so funny now, he's off the drugs and I'm on drugs. This is quite the opposite from our situation 6 months ago.

Try ADDA.org for support groups too.

-quietlilmouse