I take antipsychotics and I want to lose weight

[burritos420]

I have to take antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and antidepressants. All these medications causes me to gain weight. I want to know if there is any other way to lose that weight. I'm over 200 pounds due to eating a lot.

[faithbrah]

these medications causes me to gain weight

due to eating a lot

what do you mean? i'm not trying to be pedantic, but the meds themselves won't make you gain weight, eating more will (which is what you said in your last sentence anyway). all you can do is eat less than you currently are, or start moving more. maybe count your calories just to be safe...

one more thing to be a smartass about: you didn't mention your height, so it's hard to give accurate advice. you could be 5'5 or 6'6 for all we know

[CommitmentRulz]

About 5 years ago I was diagnosed with a chronic neurological disease. It took 9 months of tests and various doctors before they figured out what was wrong. As they tried to eliminate possibilities, they put me on various medicines. I remember one particular time when, in the 4 weeks between seeing a particular specialist and starting new meds, i gained 7 pounds. The doctor told me that the meds caused weight gain.

As we left his office, I told my wife that it was NOT the meds, but all of the cookies and ice cream that I had been eating... (which was the TRUTH.)

[DeuceDecimator]

I also take medication and while challenging, it is possible lose weight while taking them. For me, just sticking to 2500 calories a day and doing more cardio on non lifting days does the trick. Weight training makes a huge difference, during months when I was lifting, I lost weight consistently. When I stopped for a month, my weight stayed the same or went up.