Antidepressents?

[melanndoll 92]

How did you guys handle if you were on antidepressants? Did you check to see if there were liquids available? Wean off before surgery?

[Lori45 70]

I did not have to change anything. Been on celexa for several years and its a very small pill. My dr. Did not have any different instructions for that med. continued to take . I'm actually a psych nurse so I'm very familiar with these type meds. So if u have any specific med question I can try and help. I know some of our patients who have had bariatric surgery switch to a "capsule " immediate release med so they can open capsule and sprinkle on applesauce or whatever. Just depends on the medication .

[donna12 742]

I am on lexapro and i didn't change anything and its small pills. Sometimes my Zonegran gets lodged in my throat and its a capsule and sometimes i take them apart and put in applesauce but for the most part i take them ok.

[melanndoll 92]

Thank you!

[EJRN 79]

Lexapro and no problems!!!

[miss679 39]

I take Prozac with no problems. Just was instructed not to take it the day of surgery but resumed the day after.

[silly_weasel 39]

Has anyone noticed slow weight loss or no weight loss at all due to these medications? I know they can cause significant weight gain which is compounded over the years. Just wondering how they affect us bandsters.

[sarab40 0]

Started to take Prozan 4 days ago I am almost 4 weeks post op. I am woried of weight gain

[ladyjordan 105]

I take wellbutin and it causes weight loss, and I swallow just fine its small

[NiftyNinjanator 51]

I take prozac just as normal. I actually am on 40mg, so I uave to take 2 20mg pills. I have about 5 pills to take daily and then I have pain meds I take for my back a few times a day. I take them all whole. I just have to take them one at a time and slowly. My dr office said if it fits in the cap of a water bottle, I can take it. And if it ever does get stuck, just wait, don't drink Water ti try tk force it down, it won't work.

[NiftyNinjanator 51]

I take prozac just as normal. I actually am on 40mg, so I uave to take 2 20mg pills. I have about 5 pills to take daily and then I have pain meds I take for my back a few times a day. I take them all whole. I just have to take them one at a time and slowly. My dr office said if it fits in the cap of a Water bottle, I can take it. And if it ever does get stuck, just wait, don't drink water ti try tk force it down, it won't work.

[NiftyNinjanator 51]

Oh, and re: weight gain. I gained 100 pounds over the few years I was on zoloft. Switched back to prozac and started losing it steadily. I am sure they are all different, and even different peopl have different reactions, but for me prozac does not cause weight gain. Zoloft sure as hell does though.

I switched to zoloft from prozac about a month before meeting my now hubby. I figured I just got fatter from being happy or something. Then I got pregnant and nursed, so that left me on zoloft for 2 years or so and my ob prescribed them. When I went back to my shrink we went over everything and hat was when the timeline all clicked and it made sense. I never really remembered or put 2 & 2 together that I started gaining with the zoft until I went back to my shrink, who was the one who actually switched me. Durn it.

[sarab40 0]

I am on my 5th Prozac. 3 days of 20mg. Feel sleepy. I hear its suppose to cause insomnia!!

[LeeB1946 261]

I take a drug for Bi polar II. It is a form of bi polar but not a serious as BP I. It is a large pill but I can break it into two pieces and it goes down ok. Take one half with a little Water and wait for a few minutes and take second half. Do the same with by B 100 complex and have not issues.

[skb123 308]

I take valproic acid ( depakote) for bipolar and they gave it to me in a liquid suspension and it is more stable than the pill was and they had to cut my daily dose on half!! That was a good thing as depakote causes weight gain! So just check with your doctor as there may be a liquid form of the medication you take.