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TexasBushwhacker

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5. Lithium can affect your thyroid

Reply to Tobin S. (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 29, 2013, 12:10 AM

Dec 2013

Many people gain 20 or 30 pounds just from lithium, and yes, anti-psychotics can cause weight gain too. All I can suggest is that many people find cutting out gluten or even cutting out all grains makes them feel better and they often lose weight.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Tobin S. Dec 2013 OP

I suspect that you may be taking an SSNRI intaglio Dec 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Tobin S. Dec 2013 #2

Unfortunately, like me, keep taking the tablets intaglio Dec 2013 #3

Lithium can affect your thyroid TexasBushwhacker Dec 2013 #5

I hate my meds. Anorgasmia is just one of the side effects... hunter Dec 2013 #4

Anorgasmia, yup I had that on Paxil... Locut0s Dec 2013 #9

I was welcome to the weight gain... Neoma Dec 2013 #6

60 pounds under, wow... Locut0s Dec 2013 #8

I'm six foot. Neoma Dec 2013 #10

Very glad to hear your better... Locut0s Dec 2013 #11

I had double pneumonia at the time. Neoma Dec 2013 #12

Yeah I definitely noticed weight gain on Paxil.. Locut0s Dec 2013 #7

Nearly every medication I'm on causes weight gain Astraea Jan 2014 #13