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I am 21 years old, I am bipolar. l used to take depakote and zyprexa. l stopped taking them about a week ago. l have been taking them for years. l just came off of them all of a sudden and the doctor does not know about it. l decided to come off of these meds because they made me hungry all the time. Eating alot makes people gain weight. I am afraid of getting fat so l do not wanna gain weight, in fact, l wanna lose some more. Since I've come off of them I've been eating alot less and it is much easier to stick to my starvation diet (under 700 calories a day). I am currently 5'8 and about 114 pounds. According to the height/weight charts, I am underweight, which to me is BS because l still do not think l look thin enough, so l wanna lose more. The problem is that recently I've been feeling sickly all the time, l always have a headache, l feel nausous all the time, and l have flu-like all the time. Do these drugs have withdrawl effects like these or is this the starvation? I am not going back!

 

Does depakote or zyprexa have withdrawl side effects

Your stupid for going off the medication cold turkey. Your seriously underweight and you need to go back and see your shrink. However the way you talk I think you just want sympathy from people and need to see someone about this because it is just plain stupid to go off meds and then start starving yourself.

 

Does depakote or zyprexa have withdrawl side effects

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Does depakote or zyprexa have withdrawl side effects

bet you crave starches do not you? you need to go back on the meds and let your Dr. ween you off gradually. yes, they do cause severe headaches and you may even get fatter which I think would be good for your height and weight.

 

Does depakote or zyprexa have withdrawl side effects

you probably do not need any more pills, i think therapy is more appropriate, 5-8 and 114 is plenty slim and attractive. 700 is much too low, starving yourself will make your body hoard every possible calorie. try eating three light meals a day and doing an hour walk or half hour run, just for a week.

 

Does depakote or zyprexa have withdrawl side effects

It sounds to me like u r on the brink of an eating disorder. DO NOT GO OFF YOUR MEDS, believe me! When u do that, u make ur family & friends suffer. My mother has bipolar too, & when she stopped taking her meds, her episodes were hell for us to go through. Think about those around u & YOURSELF.

When u stop eating, u r going to feel nausous & have headaches. That is the starvation. You need to start eating 800-900 calories a day, go back on ur meds, & just be happy with the way u are. When u stick to 900 a day, u r still going to lose weight, but u will not starve yourself.

When u starve yourself, ur body actually HANGS ONTO fat in order to protect itself. Is this what u want? A fat stomach & face? That will happen to u if u continue to do this to yourself.

 

Does depakote or zyprexa have withdrawl side effects

If you've taken them for years its dangerous to just stop besides the sideeffects u r experience u can have rebound symptoms like mania. Its very important to keep on ur meds & if u want to stop or decrease have ur doctor take u off slowly so u do not have a sudden rapid shift in moods. Its okay to decide to change or decrease ur meds but dont just stop. It also sounds like u have a touch of anorexia & body image problems & u r using this as an excuse to indulge in ur restriction addiction.
You r playing with ur health & body & I know it seems like a great idea but please consider the overall effects of what u r doing. Take care.

 

Does depakote or zyprexa have withdrawl side effects

forgot what Depakote did to me

Zyprexa causes BAD hangovers, they last a day or so for me

its way worse and very different from the alcohol ones

 

Does depakote or zyprexa have withdrawl side effects

yes there are be prepared to go back to being Bi-polar