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Wow, time flies, right!?! Hope you are all well! I'm doing great My weight loss has screeched to a halt, but I know that is due to my not exercising enough. So happy I got the surgery, though it still feels so surreal sometimes, all this rapid weight loss. I am determined to keep it off! Happy Surgiversary Month, everyone!

I fell into this discussion backwards, if you will… I was not looking for any problems, been happy as a clam since my gastric bypass last October 2016… However, in the last month or two, I started feeling increased anxiety for no reason at all… I started to recognize the old signs, those overly anxious feelings that I had many, many years ago, before I went on antidepressants. I am on Pristiq (extended release) and have been for 5+ years. When the all-too-familiar feelings arouse out of nowhere, I chalked it up to the mental and physical changes that happen after weight loss surgery, but it just did not feel right. I started researching how medications are absorbed (or not) after gastric bypass and stumbled upon this post. I have contacted my doctor and will post updates. To summarize, I read learned that a non-ER (extended release) medicine may be the answer, but changing from an antidepressant that has always worked for me is scary. There definitely needs to be more research on this topic!

Yes... I am this way lately, too... and from what I have been reading, it is very common AND I've read we snap out of it, so don't worry

I love this, @@Cape Crooner!

I agree... I've had some of that, as well. I have to admit that I am still more than happy to not be at my old lowest weights... not sure it is just me used to being bigger so I am happy with anything less now or if it is because I am healthy and active than I have been in years so not worried about being "thin"... I'm gonna go with the second reason

Did you guys have a different surgery from each other? Or both RNY?

Your before and after pics are amazing, @@kaitlynm!

I'm almost 20 pounds from goal, too! We both saying we need to walk, lol, and it still holds true for me. I am barely hitting 8000 steps a day, so i need to kick it up. Now that my weight has slowed, I'm more motivated My doctor says that exercise shows more result now, post surgery, than it did for our pre surgery bodies... good to know!

what a difference! you look great!

You look great!

Thank you @@kaitlynm and sorry for the delayed response! I get on this site when I have time and for some reason I never received a notification of your response! You are doing so well and it is good to know that others are experiencing these stalls only to have continued weight loss as time passes I like the idea of trying to stop the losses later down the line, lol, sounds like a good problem to have, right!?

I've noticed the same… I am a wine drinker and have been drinking it occasionally since around the 5 month mark. At first, it barely affected me, but I was being super careful. After I relaxed enough to enjoy it, I noticed it would hit me fast (nothing I could not control), but the buzz would fade fast, too. So, like VSGAnn2014 said, I now know I need to be careful. One night, in a social setting, I drank too much wine, but just to keep my buzz (helped with the social situation)… I never got 'drunk'… not good for my liver, I know, so I am trying to be super careful now. This is just another one of those areas, post surgery, where I am learning anew… I don't plan to stop drinking wine occasionally, but my post surgery health comes first and I am trying to find the right balance… Just being honest

I'm having the same post 6-month issues, too. I seem to do a lot of snacking because, well, it is easy. i have found some low sugar/carb snack bars i like and i seem to grab them way too often. however, the carbs are still there and the protein is not high enough to compensate. i need to weed out the snacks and walk a heck of a lot more. my weight has stalled, as well, and i am still not sure if it has to do with me hitting my peak weight loss or the fact that I am not exercising. probably that i am not exercising and now my metabolism is suffering. I do drink lots of water and get all my protein on most days, so that is something. I am also religious about my vitamins. Hair loss has slowed. I've lost 85 pounds approx. and I am feeling great, just feel like I need to loose another 20 to be at my goal weight. I'm not giving up yet!

It is like you read my mind… we are both feeling the same things! I feel better just reading that I am not alone… I've lost so much weight and have done so well, but I'm worried that I am not doing enough. I am not walking, starting to sneak in carbs (and wine!)… just feeling guilty and know that I am not doing enough. My weight loss is super slow now, too. That part you said about feeling fat and squishy still, lol, i feel that same way sometimes. I think so much of it is mental, I guess, lol… Anyway, thank you for sharing and allowing me to vent, as well

I have been horrible at walking I need to step it up, too!