Not sure if any of you have been on Mood Stabilisers, or meds for bipolar/
In short, am Epileptic. For my type of Epilepsy, I have to take 700mgs Sodium Valpro (Epilim or Depakote) . For the first year, I was fine, weight was stable but I got headaches and was shaky, eventually this lowered and in the 2nd year, I began gradually gaining weight. About a kilo a fortnight, I've gained over 20lbs just this year (Despite eating the same diet since I have always)
Spoken to my PDoc about finding a weight-neutral med, she tells me that only Epilim will control my Seizures, and that it's an unfortunate sacrifice to remain Seizure-free. So, I'm stuck in a Limbo where I must choose between Seizures or being fat, and I feel like shit because I have not much control.
It's one of the drugs that messes with metabolism, bc eating veggies and exercising only sheds about half a pound. I'm just losing hope a bit, here
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