[glowormvl]

I have surgery on the 6th and am very excited. I am on an antidepressant along with abilify, and pain meds for my back. After losing weight will these still be needed do you think? What meds or problems did u have preop that you no longer have?

[brenda62]

acid reflex
blood pressure meds
cholesterol meds
back pain.. all gone
I still take my antidepressants I was told that this journey is hard and not a good time to come off them. Good luck, you can do it.

[glowormvl]

brenda62, on September 1, 2011 - 9:43 AM, said:

acid reflex
blood pressure meds
cholesterol meds
back pain.. all gone
I still take my antidepressants I was told that this journey is hard and not a good time to come off them. Good luck, you can do it.

awesome. congrats. and good point about the antidepressants. Thanks

[bayougirlmrsc]

I never took meds before, but most of the people have been either able to stop completely or ween them down considerable.

I really could use an anti depressant... and that's no joke.  The emotional roller coaster you go on is so up and down.  i'm going thru a bit od depression right now.  Especially after my husband said i'm starting to look like a bag of bones.... insert knife.

[vlp1968]

I went off diebeties, high blood pressure and high cholesteral meds.  I was so excited!  I too am on psychiatric meds.  They haven't changed.  However, if you start excersising your body chemistry will change and maybe your meds will need to be adjusted.  Just a thought.  Keep checking in with you doctor's for sure.