Guest guest Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 Hi Folks, I am almost 14 months post-op and physically doing great. I have lost @110lbs and all my vitals are excellent. What I don't understand is why I am severly depressed more now then before wls. I have had days that are extremely emotional and I do not know why. I have been miserable at times for no apparent reason. I have become very unproductive and do not want to do anything but lay around and sleep. I currently take 2 effexor (150mg) everyday. I was recently taking welbutrim but changed because it seemed to be non-effective. Was I wrong in thinking that a healthier me would be a better me? Is this depression something that others have dealt with? PLease share your experience and help. Bill open rny 1/10/2002 347/237 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 Hi Folks, I am almost 14 months post-op and physically doing great. I have lost @110lbs and all my vitals are excellent. What I don't understand is why I am severly depressed more now then before wls. I have had days that are extremely emotional and I do not know why. I have been miserable at times for no apparent reason. I have become very unproductive and do not want to do anything but lay around and sleep. I currently take 2 effexor (150mg) everyday. I was recently taking welbutrim but changed because it seemed to be non-effective. Was I wrong in thinking that a healthier me would be a better me? Is this depression something that others have dealt with? PLease share your experience and help. Bill open rny 1/10/2002 347/237 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2003 Report Share Posted February 28, 2003 In a message dated 2/28/2003 5:12:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, bilcas2001@... writes: > Was I wrong in thinking that a healthier me would be a better me? Is > this depression something that others have dealt with? PLease share > your experience and help. HI Bill - I guess the answer to your first question is what kind of obese person were you? I was a pretty happy fat lady, and never thought that being healthier or smaller would make life better, and I was absolutely right! I had never blamed my problems on my size, or played the " if I was thinner, this would be better " game. My life is much easier now from a physical perspective, but my psychological and emotional issues have remained unchanged. Not sure if that equates to better or not. I deal with depression from time to time, but it has been no different than the depression I dealt with pre-op, except that I cannot drown my sorrows in food to quite the same extent. I have become quite adept at recognizing the thought patterns and behaviors that may signal a slide into a depressive episode, and if the slide continues, I opt to take a round of anti-depressants. My episodes tend to be situationally based. Depression is pretty common, whether you've had gastric bypass surgery or not. If it is interfering in the quality of your life, treat it the way you would any other medical condition - see a professional!! Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2003 Report Share Posted February 28, 2003 In a message dated 2/28/2003 5:12:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, bilcas2001@... writes: > Was I wrong in thinking that a healthier me would be a better me? Is > this depression something that others have dealt with? PLease share > your experience and help. HI Bill - I guess the answer to your first question is what kind of obese person were you? I was a pretty happy fat lady, and never thought that being healthier or smaller would make life better, and I was absolutely right! I had never blamed my problems on my size, or played the " if I was thinner, this would be better " game. My life is much easier now from a physical perspective, but my psychological and emotional issues have remained unchanged. Not sure if that equates to better or not. I deal with depression from time to time, but it has been no different than the depression I dealt with pre-op, except that I cannot drown my sorrows in food to quite the same extent. I have become quite adept at recognizing the thought patterns and behaviors that may signal a slide into a depressive episode, and if the slide continues, I opt to take a round of anti-depressants. My episodes tend to be situationally based. Depression is pretty common, whether you've had gastric bypass surgery or not. If it is interfering in the quality of your life, treat it the way you would any other medical condition - see a professional!! Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2003 Report Share Posted February 28, 2003 Bill, Not too sure how well I can address this...no coffee yet this morning and I am up earlier then usual. I think some of the depression has to do with losing a very good friend...food. Some foods are a natural mood elevator...they raise seratonin levels, so when we were MO we would self medicate with these foods. You can't do that now. But the chemical imbalance still requires the seratonin....which you need to address with something that isn't going to make you dump, make you gain weight, etc. Hence the need for an anti-depressant NOW where you might not have FELT the need for one before. Just a thought...something I really should avoid at this time of day and before ANY coffee. Debbie in Gig Harbor ladybostons@... http://www.cafeshops.com/copsstore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2003 Report Share Posted February 28, 2003 Bill, Not too sure how well I can address this...no coffee yet this morning and I am up earlier then usual. I think some of the depression has to do with losing a very good friend...food. Some foods are a natural mood elevator...they raise seratonin levels, so when we were MO we would self medicate with these foods. You can't do that now. But the chemical imbalance still requires the seratonin....which you need to address with something that isn't going to make you dump, make you gain weight, etc. Hence the need for an anti-depressant NOW where you might not have FELT the need for one before. Just a thought...something I really should avoid at this time of day and before ANY coffee. Debbie in Gig Harbor ladybostons@... http://www.cafeshops.com/copsstore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2003 Report Share Posted February 28, 2003 On Fri, 28 Feb 2003 00:26:52 -0000 " bilcas2001 " writes: > Was I wrong in thinking that a healthier me would be a better me? Is > this depression something that others have dealt with? PLease share > your experience and help. > Bill Bill, I don't really think loosing weight and depression go hand in hand. I was never depressed because I was obese. I was depressed first, obese second. I did get MORE depressed when I was obese. I have discovered that I still need the anti-depressants and occasionally therapy. I have had to deal with the new body image and self-esteem issues with loosing weight. I have had to deal with the grief of loosing food as my primary source of comfort. It sounds like you might need to consider therapy and/or anti-depressants. It is not a bad thing. And I would much rather be a happy, skinnier person then an angry obese person. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 335 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2003 Report Share Posted February 28, 2003 On Fri, 28 Feb 2003 00:26:52 -0000 " bilcas2001 " writes: > Was I wrong in thinking that a healthier me would be a better me? Is > this depression something that others have dealt with? PLease share > your experience and help. > Bill Bill, I don't really think loosing weight and depression go hand in hand. I was never depressed because I was obese. I was depressed first, obese second. I did get MORE depressed when I was obese. I have discovered that I still need the anti-depressants and occasionally therapy. I have had to deal with the new body image and self-esteem issues with loosing weight. I have had to deal with the grief of loosing food as my primary source of comfort. It sounds like you might need to consider therapy and/or anti-depressants. It is not a bad thing. And I would much rather be a happy, skinnier person then an angry obese person. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 335 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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