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Another trip to the emergency room ~ difficult child overdosed
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<blockquote data-quote="Giulia" data-source="post: 553962" data-attributes="member: 14306"><p>Before taking Ritalin, psychiatrists gave me Abilify (it was the wrong medication by the way. I got the wrong diagnosis, the wrong medication, the wrong therapy, the wrong everything...). </p><p></p><p>I can clearly tell you that I didn't gain weight with Abilify. </p><p>In fact, I lost the 12 kilos gained with Zyprexa (and I stopped sleeping 13 to 15 hours/day. Zyprexa was obviously the wrong medication too). </p><p>I was back to my pre-medications weight (43 kilos for 1.52m, something like 95 lbs for 5'0 ft). </p><p></p><p>From what I've known, Abilify is the most weight neutral statistically.</p><p>Zyprexa or Risperdal are far worse about the weight gain. </p><p></p><p>However, it does not mean that anyone can guarantee that your daughter won't gain weight. But no one cannot guarantee that your daughter will gain weight on Abilify.</p><p>No one cannot guarantee neither the weight neutral, nor the weight gain for your daughter. At least, not in the current medical knowledge.</p><p></p><p>It's not because statistically, Abilify is weight neutral that weight gain is not a possible side effect for a certain person. </p><p>I didn't gain weight on Abilify, but other people did gain weight on Abilify. </p><p></p><p></p><p>What you can tell your daughter about the weight gain is that you can help her as much as possible to stay healthy on Abilify (I don't want to say "prevent the weight gain" because I come to a point that we should stop obsessing ourselves with the number on the scale). </p><p>You can help her eat a balanced diet and exercise with her. </p><p>I can also advise you to help focus about how does she feel instead of focusing about a number on the scale. A number on the scale is one thing, like blood pressure is one thing. But we cannot summarize health with weight, blood pressure etc etc... </p><p>Help her focus on healthy eating, exercise, feeling good about herself for her own sake, <em>not for the sake of weight loss</em>. </p><p></p><p>You can also tell your daughter that beauty goes beyond physical appearance. Beauty is what she can spiritually give to other people. </p><p>She can be beautiful even under Abilify and even with a few more kilos due to Abilify. </p><p>But if she wants to be beautiful, she has to come and solve her issues (mental health and substance abuse). </p><p>Currently, after the damages that my ex-psychiatrist did, I come to this point. I still have a lot of work to repair such damages. It is hard work, yes, I won't lie. But it worthes the effort. </p><p></p><p>I add that you can use her wish not to gain weight in order to be beautiful as an incentive to sort out her issues. Instead of seeing it as a problem, you can also see it as a solution.</p><p>Maybe this incentive can work when all the "normal" incentives fail. Who knows ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Giulia, post: 553962, member: 14306"] Before taking Ritalin, psychiatrists gave me Abilify (it was the wrong medication by the way. I got the wrong diagnosis, the wrong medication, the wrong therapy, the wrong everything...). I can clearly tell you that I didn't gain weight with Abilify. In fact, I lost the 12 kilos gained with Zyprexa (and I stopped sleeping 13 to 15 hours/day. Zyprexa was obviously the wrong medication too). I was back to my pre-medications weight (43 kilos for 1.52m, something like 95 lbs for 5'0 ft). From what I've known, Abilify is the most weight neutral statistically. Zyprexa or Risperdal are far worse about the weight gain. However, it does not mean that anyone can guarantee that your daughter won't gain weight. But no one cannot guarantee that your daughter will gain weight on Abilify. No one cannot guarantee neither the weight neutral, nor the weight gain for your daughter. At least, not in the current medical knowledge. It's not because statistically, Abilify is weight neutral that weight gain is not a possible side effect for a certain person. I didn't gain weight on Abilify, but other people did gain weight on Abilify. What you can tell your daughter about the weight gain is that you can help her as much as possible to stay healthy on Abilify (I don't want to say "prevent the weight gain" because I come to a point that we should stop obsessing ourselves with the number on the scale). You can help her eat a balanced diet and exercise with her. I can also advise you to help focus about how does she feel instead of focusing about a number on the scale. A number on the scale is one thing, like blood pressure is one thing. But we cannot summarize health with weight, blood pressure etc etc... Help her focus on healthy eating, exercise, feeling good about herself for her own sake, [i]not for the sake of weight loss[/i]. You can also tell your daughter that beauty goes beyond physical appearance. Beauty is what she can spiritually give to other people. She can be beautiful even under Abilify and even with a few more kilos due to Abilify. But if she wants to be beautiful, she has to come and solve her issues (mental health and substance abuse). Currently, after the damages that my ex-psychiatrist did, I come to this point. I still have a lot of work to repair such damages. It is hard work, yes, I won't lie. But it worthes the effort. I add that you can use her wish not to gain weight in order to be beautiful as an incentive to sort out her issues. Instead of seeing it as a problem, you can also see it as a solution. Maybe this incentive can work when all the "normal" incentives fail. Who knows ? [/QUOTE]
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