20 years on depresants

[davelvnv]

Hi everyone,yep can you beleive it ,iv been on one form of anti depressent for over 20 years.After a few years of masking my anxiety with beer i was told i had panic dissorder.Now 20 years later im really ready to get off these dang drugs.I just hope they have'nt screwed up my noggin.Also they deter weight loss on atkins.Iv reached a point where its very hard to lose,i have about 20 more pounds to go.Most likely this is do to my yoyo on and off the diet.Anyway i would be gratefull if anyone can help me get my fat burning thing going again,and any ideas or thoughts on getting of the meds (zoloft,klonasapin).Thanks again,Dave,a.k.a. stalled in vegas.

[Agnes]

Hi everyone,yep can you beleive it ,iv been on one form of anti depressent for over 20 years.After a few years of masking my anxiety with beer i was told i had panic dissorder.Now 20 years later im really ready to get off these dang drugs.I just hope they have'nt screwed up my noggin.Also they deter weight loss on atkins.Iv reached a point where its very hard to lose,i have about 20 more pounds to go.Most likely this is do to my yoyo on and off the diet.Anyway i would be gratefull if anyone can help me get my fat burning thing going again,and any ideas or thoughts on getting of the meds (zoloft,klonasapin).Thanks again,Dave,a.k.a. stalled in vegas.

I know where you are coming from... But first, are you on OWL or even Pre-Maintenance? I understand that weight loss may slow down considerably on these phases. You might want to revise the amount of carbs you take or even go back a level or two, as you may have reached your CCLL.

I can't give you much advice on quitting the drugs except that I have generalised anxiety/depression and I would not stop taking my meds unless I was in imminent danger of losing my life because of them :)! I have managed to lose steadily - if a bit slowly - on this diet despite my meds and I take a lot of them. If I were you, however, I would consult my Doctor before doing anything as radical as quitting.

Hope that helps... :)

Agnes

[davelvnv]

Hi Agnes,thanks for the reply.Guess i left out some info.Yes i am on the atkins,i have beeb for a year n a half.During that time i have pretty much been in the induction period.Even now becuase of my to many cheat days and the meds i have to get down to 5-10 carbs per day.I read in the atkins book that if a person does that yoyo thing it will be very hard to lose weight.Lord willin n the creek don'nt rise, ill get to my goal.Dave. :yay: