Has Your Weight Fluctuated Because Of PTSD?

[missys_girl]

Has your weight fluctuated from the PTSD?

If you lost weight, how?

If you put it on, how?

I lost about 50KG, i then put on 20KG because of a medication the doctor put me on, if it wasnt for the medication i wouldnt have put on that extra weight though, but that weight loss is a hell fo a lot to lose.

I lost it because i became medically anorexic, that is, food made me sick, so i stopped eating, and what i did eat, made me sick and went straight through me.

 

[fin]

I dont really know what I was, I put on so much wieght on meds, over 6 stone, I dont have the brain to convert right now sorry.

I then lost 8 after coming off through a good diet and lots of walking.

Then they put me on again and my weight ballooned again. And because I now have aleg injury as well it has made things harder again. Walking is extremely painful but now i am not on meds anymore I hope to shed the weight again, I am doing more than hoping -it is just taking time is all. And I have to go easy some because of my leg and possible heart problems. It sucks but I am finding some ways and it is a question also of balance.

I am eating better now though which I was not at one point, I would punish myself with food, and had lost respect for it and myself. But I am hoping that is returning some and maybe I will be able to keep going as I am now, it is difficult- I do know. When I was younger I thought I was over weight when in fact I wasnt ... I also was probably dangerously underweight, I just didnt realise it at the time. It is only now having gone the other way and working through here that I can see how important it is for me to look after myself better. Because if I dont I wont be around much longer to see and do some of the things that I hope to be able to do. Managment willing.

It feels good to be a live today, and to have the input of people that I know care for me to some . I just have to keep trying to care for myself. It is hard but it is not impossible. I have a good head on my shoulders in some respects... I just have to try to use it more. I hope that this has helped you some in your questions missy's girl. I just know we have to keep trying even when it seems hopeless to, it can and will get better. I really believe that. Strong determination requires courage and hard work sometimes, if we can learn to trust ourselves and listen more to what our bodies tel us I think it can help some.

Take care of yourself andd good to see you inputting, keep going with it girl, we can get there, we will get there I believe. Try believeing too, I think you do already.
~fin

 

[Marlene]

The meds did nothing to affect the weight. My depression did. When I'm depressed I don't eat. Sometimes I won't eat all day and never realize it. Which throws my blood sugar all out of whack and makes me feel worse which makes me not want to eat more, etc., etc.,

Since I've put on some weight in the past year or so I take it as a good sign that I'm doing better.

Lisa

 

[fin]

Yeah I understand this also Lisa, it is again finding the balance for me at the moment. A friend helped me to see this better, Thankyou Ken-firehouse.

 

[Irton Pike]

I am great at eating. Unfortunately. My weight balloons when my symptoms are bad as i tend to cut down omn the exercising. I oscillate between 131/2 and 161/2 stone. Currently running a lot and eating what i like. For this reason I am 141/2 stone and feeling very good. For me.

Fin, I hate injuries. If I don't exercise I have terrible trouble with agitation! IS it anything you can do some physio on?

 

[Deleted member 541]

My weight has fluctuated up and down for more than 30 yrs with PTSD. I have weighed 201lbs, and gone down to 109 in 4 months due to anorexia, and bulimia. That was about 25 yrs ago, now I try and maintain a weight that is healthy for me, at around 150. Although this winter I put on 15lbs, but have since taken it off.

My biggest problem... I LOVE food!!!!!!!

 

[fin]

Thankyou Irton, yes i have some physio exercises and i do them as much as I can, Im laughing I started doing them when I have been waiitng in line in the supermarket and well a few other places besides, I am hoping now that with a more regualr intake of food and a few learning curves that it will become easire and then my weight will get back to what it should be.

Thankyou
~fin

hey..so here's the thing I just got the firefox thingy and I know Im being lazy but if anyone knows how to get it to do the spelling thing that would be cool if oyu want to PM me and let me know. I know..but I have a house inspection coming up and today...I have not stopped much and even when I have it has still be an amazing learning curve for me. Thankyou forum... :)

i will get there, I know I will ...please know you can do it too

wow this is soo weird,

Oh and she cat..I lurve food too, just have hated myself for too long and it was an easy punishment to take. OR even not too.

Take care all...see you soon maybe...am smiling...this is just too cool, am I too cool for school...or am I being a fool hah!!! yeah I know I maybe need some nourishment now, and a quick sit down...on my ass!!! LOL

 

[Mina]

Fin, I am sorry to hear of your leg injury :( Maybe some gentle Pilates would be helpful? It was initially developed for bedridden patients, and can be modified to accommodate almost any injury.

To answer the question: Yes, my weight has fluctuated with PTSD. When I sleep poorly (often, of course), I consume more calories to try and get energy from food since I'm not getting it from sleep. Also, when the symptoms are bad, I don't want to exercise, so all those extra calories aren't getting burned off. Right now I'm up a few pounds over normal, but am hopeful that things are getting back to a more usual routine again, where I can manage the sleep/food balance better.

 

[kers]

My weight has fluctuated as well. Before I was diagnosed, I tended to diet or binge to try to control my feelings. I lost a ton of weight with the episode of depression that led to my getting therapy for the ptsd. I gained all that weight--and a lot more--back. I don't think I can attribute it to the anti-depressant I was put on; I stopped exercising and ate junk food. It felt safer. I definitely gain when my symptoms flare up, because I don't want to be out in public, I just want to hide at home.

 

[SunnyBrookFarm]

When I am depressed or stressed - I have to force myself to eat. My appetite completely goes away. At one point about 2 years ago - I lost 20 pounds (sorry don't know how that converts) - which put me severely underweight. I slowly gained back due to meds (I take low dosages of an AD and Lyrica for chronic pain) - now I'm losing again (about 5 pounds so far - but it's happening quickly). I think appetite change (rather increase or decrease) is pretty common.

 

[SGT Bilko]

Oh man did it ever!!!!!!!! When I got out of the Army and my world collapsed in on itself, my friend Mr. Coors was there to help me through. Unfortunately Mr. Coors light likes to pack on the pounds. Until about two months ago when i accepted i had PTSD i drank every day to medicate. Now im on meds and life is GOOD! Hell i lost 30 lbs in 3 months. Its hard to exercise because of my physical joint injurys from the war but i ride my bike as much as I can because its low impact. Also, and this is pretty tough to admit. If you have the cash, Nutrisystem is AWESOME. Its really whats helped me. Ive shrank my stomache and changed the way i look at food. I dont' think Ill ever get down to my Army weight again but I feel like i can get down to a healthy weight where i feel good about myself.

I really don't know that much about meds making you loose or gain... or do I? Is it a coinsidence that I'm loosing weight now that I'm on meds or is it eating right and not drinking?

 

[Salu]

Lost weight, I just stopped eating when I broke, as simple as that. I had no appetite whatsoever, I understood its not healthy, so I tried to eat and forced down maybe half a sandwitch, but I always kept a waterbottle near me, or some kind of a juice. Could´t eat, could drink.
I went from around 65kg to 56-57kg. It borders underweight because of my height, even though visually there really wasnt that much of a difference, plus anemia at some point.
And when they put me on Remeron I started eating, but it worked really well on me, made me quite numb, a lot calmer anyway.

I don´t know if that applies to people here, but I´ve noticed people who have rewarded themselves with food in some form at some point in their lives tend to have that problem? What do you think?

For example when I was smaller I used to think:"If I do this right, I can eat that". Not half as serious as some of the other eating disorders, but you get the idea.