I'm going to have to increase dose

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I am so mad at myself.

1 1/2 years ago I went on a diet lost 39 lbs., my meds. had to be. reduced.

NOW I've gain 1/2 of the weight back, now I am going to have up my Dilantin dose.

I know what to do to keep the weight off, but I eat when I'm upset, lonely and bored.
 
jyearta,

you have done it in past - you can do it again :-)

Every single one of look to ‘something’ to comfort us. Don’t beat yourself up, just flip the switch and tell yourself you are going to make your goal, even if in baby steps 1 ounce at time....

we rooting for you!
 
I know it's difficult. I am looking at the same situation today. Stay strong!

My therapist Adelle says to use 'nevertheless' statements.

"I feel frustrated when I gain weight and I would request that I not be mad at myself."

"I did gain part of the weight back; nevertheless, I am a beautiful, worthwhile, strong person whose worth it not determined by weight or any other external."

These statements help SO much! Try them. Talk positively to yourself all day; pump yourself up. I even get a little pissed off when I am pumping myself up, it helps me to realize I still have some fight left within me--it lets me know I am still alive.

Love you (((hugs)))
 
Thank you guys. I know it's up to me to do the work.

I been feeling like I'm going to have a seizure, Which is due to the weight gain.
 
You're welcome, hun. I was complaining and moaning to myself this morning ab my appt, and I thought to myself, "I think the doctors should be required to take some of the medication that they prescribe to their patients." They don't understand that a dose increase can interrupt life, and cause unwanted side effects.

At the University of Florida's Shands Hospital, the psychiatrists have an elective for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT; 'shock treatment'), and they are required to undergo the procedure! I was impressed; I think this is SO helpful and increases their sensitivity, sympathy, and empathy for the patients they treat.

Just a little aside!
 
Dr. office called today I NOT going to have to raise dosage. My Dilantin level is 16. Now I just have to get this added weight off.
 
Chelsea said:
I think the doctors should be required to take some of the medication that they prescribe to their patients." They don't understand that a dose increase can interrupt life, and cause unwanted side effects.
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What a fabulous idea!! How about they have to wake up somewhere (floor, shower, ditch... or not know where they are...) after a tonic clonic and realize what this takes out of us... and THEN have to go on the meds to help straighten them out. OMG I bet there would never be another dickhead neuro out there ever again.
 
I totally sympathize with the weight struggle!! I gained a bit of weight last year when taking care of my Mom when she was dying, and between being sad and all the nice people bringing sweets and food over to the house, and due to forced inactivity because of having to be with Mom 24/7, the pounds just piled up. I've lost almost half of it, and trying to get the rest off, but now my litle guy has been so sick with seizures and other health issues that once again I'm homebound and have my days where I just feel really depressed (but I try to run up and down the stairs at our house a lot every day to get exercise and boost seratonin levels). I'm trying to be very good, but the holiday season has its challenges, doesn't it?

I wonder if your increase in seizures isn't so much from the weight gain as from the foods you were eating that caused the weight gain?

For instance, some have found gluten (mostly in wheat products) to be a seizure trigger. If you tend to snack on foods that are wheat based, or include a lot of bread and pasta in your diet, that may be an issue

Also, blood sugar irregularities (either too high or too low) can lead to seizures. Have you had your blood sugar tested recently? A diet high in carbohydrates (plus gaining the weight back) may have put you in a pre-diabetes state which could have triggered more seizures. The good news is that losing even 7% of your body weight can do a lot to get blood sugar back to normal levels (if that is indeed an issue with you).

I've been trying to stick with a low sugar, reduced carb, and high fiber eating plan. Not as strict as the Atkins, because I don't have that sort of will power, so have to do what works for me.
 
Now that you mention it, I've been eating peanut butter sandwich-duuudh

I have to get control of WHAT I'm eating, and like you said it's Christmas with all the goodies.
 
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