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[quote=Anonymous]Solidarity here, too. I'm 53.  I've always had some psych concerns, but no physical illnesses until the past 5 years or so -- and they are mostly arising out of psych med related weight gain. Which has been significant. Almost 80 pounds significant. I was skinny until I went on them. Very healthy my whole life, never even got sick.

But 5 yrs ago: high cholesterol. Four years ago: perimenopause with horrible hot flashes and sleep problems. Three years ago: Covid followed by long covid (cough that didn't resolve for almost two years and debilitating fatigue). Two years ago: Severe obstructive sleep apnea. Six months ago: ortho visit due to pain in knee (arthritis is what he says it is). Most recent annual physical 6 weeks ago revealed: fasting glucose at 99 and A1C at 5.6. Most recent doctor visit also resulted in a referral to ENT/audiology and I need ... hearing aids. At 53!

I feel like my body is falling apart.

I'm on Wegovy now on the advice of my doctor, which is getting my weight down, but I can't help having feelings about the fact that psych meds did this to me, and now we are putting another med on top of it all to fix it. Meds, meds, meds, meds. I hate it. I just want my health back, and I don't see it ever coming back. [/quote]

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