Ladies: Would you rather be chubby or depressed?!
Question: Ladies: Would you rather be chubby or depressed.?
So here is the problem. I am currently on Lexapro. I go to the gym 5 days a week, count calories and eat healthy. I keep gaining weight no matter what I do. Over the last year I have gained 35+ lbs and gone up 2 pants sizes to a size 8. My doctor tested my thyroid and has come to the conclusion it is the Lexapro. I am not overly depressed or anxious (ie not going to kill myself or lock myself in a room) when off the Lexapro but that enough that I am difficult to live with.
So would you rather by chubby (5'7 165lbs) and fairly laid back
or thin and slightly anxious and depressed.? I am leaning toward anxious but I want other opinions. Health Question & Answer
So would you rather by chubby (5'7 165lbs) and fairly laid back
or thin and slightly anxious and depressed.? I am leaning toward anxious but I want other opinions. Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Most antidepressants have an appetite increaser. They truly do cause a big appetite and weight gain. I once gained 50 pounds on another antidepressant. It is your choice but there are two that don't cause a weight gain. One is Effexor and the other is Wellbutrin XL. Every person is different one antidepressant will work for one person but not another. I have found success and have lost the 50 pounds after starting Wellbutrin XL. Please don't make a choice between weight and not taking your antidepressant! It is a very serious medication that you truly need. Good Luck to you!Health Question & Answer
In the end - chubby and laid back.
Anxiety over my appearance isn't worth it. Why worry about how I look in the eyes of others, when I could be happy within myself in a size 10 rather than a 6.?
That's not to say that I would become a complete slob. I dress for myself, and keep up my hygene, for myself - because it effects no one else but me. I've got one body and one mind - and I intend to keep them both healthy because they effect no one else. Health Question & Answer
Anxiety over my appearance isn't worth it. Why worry about how I look in the eyes of others, when I could be happy within myself in a size 10 rather than a 6.?
That's not to say that I would become a complete slob. I dress for myself, and keep up my hygene, for myself - because it effects no one else but me. I've got one body and one mind - and I intend to keep them both healthy because they effect no one else. Health Question & Answer
I would rather be chubby! If you have ever been really depressed you would not even ask this question. If you have PMS, see another doctor. There are things that can control it that are do not necessarily have side effects. Progesterone for 6 month worked for me years ago and I have never had a relapse and take nothing for it now. Chubby is also dealable with though I tend to think it is like quitting smoking - ruddy hard to do. I have heard good things about Green Tea and weight loss. Might be worth a try and sure beats drugs.Health Question & Answer
CHUBBY !!!!!
You can always get a surgery if your that serious , but don't go too skinny because you might die believe me . Im a medium sorta and if i work out i never loose anything so i went crazy , but then i came to my senses and found out that if your just a chubby - chubby and not like and obese you're just fine. But if you're skinny - skinny ( my way of saying super skinny =o) You might die of being so skinny , skinny . so go ahead , be chubby and proud =D
Best Regards - AnniHealth Question & Answer
You can always get a surgery if your that serious , but don't go too skinny because you might die believe me . Im a medium sorta and if i work out i never loose anything so i went crazy , but then i came to my senses and found out that if your just a chubby - chubby and not like and obese you're just fine. But if you're skinny - skinny ( my way of saying super skinny =o) You might die of being so skinny , skinny . so go ahead , be chubby and proud =D
Best Regards - AnniHealth Question & Answer
chubby. there are lots of tiny little models who are absolutely miserable. the way I see it, if I only am given one life to live, then why spend it sad when I could be happy.?
Another thing, someone once told me that a smile increases face value. :) So true. I'd much rather smile at a happy chubby person than to smile at a miserable skinny person.
I hope you have a great day!Health Question & Answer
Another thing, someone once told me that a smile increases face value. :) So true. I'd much rather smile at a happy chubby person than to smile at a miserable skinny person.
I hope you have a great day!Health Question & Answer
I think being on meds is little overrated anyway, but I would talk to your doctor first to make sure you go off your meds correctly.Health Question & Answer
Compromise.? Maybe your doc can lower your dosage or switch you to something else. I'd rather be chubby and happy btw.Health Question & Answer
personally being happy is it for me. my friend its 5'6 160lbs and she's fine. but i agree with lilia about trying a differnt medHealth Question & Answer
I'd rather be chubby. But being 5'7" and 165 pounds isn't all that chubby.
I'd rather laugh and have fun. Health Question & Answer
I'd rather laugh and have fun. Health Question & Answer
Hmm that is difficult. Health Question & Answer
id rather be chubby...im thin and i hate it soooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!=[Health Question & Answer
heck id prefer to be chubby than always worried and sad. and plus, being a size 8 isnt exactly 'chubby'Health Question & Answer
depressed. i kno thats not the answer u wanted, but i already hate myself being 5'6 1/2 and 130 pounds.Health Question & Answer
I'm with brock on this oneHealth Question & Answer
It depends within yourself. I suffer from depression and it's awful. Sure there are a lot of treatments nowadays, I'm also on Lexapro and have weight gain, but then there are the moments that no-one else sees, when you are feeling low within yourself.
I've got a friend who is very overweight/chubby and she's the most beautiful, bubbly and lively person I know! She's always there to make you smile and is always bright and lively.
Possibly chubby and happy, but I've got other people around me who constantly go on about weight issues including my own, (I've put on about 44lbs in the last 3yrs on anti depressants).
Sounds like your situation is similar to mine, at present I'd say Thin, slightly anxious and depressed, but tomorrow who knows!Health Question & Answer
I've got a friend who is very overweight/chubby and she's the most beautiful, bubbly and lively person I know! She's always there to make you smile and is always bright and lively.
Possibly chubby and happy, but I've got other people around me who constantly go on about weight issues including my own, (I've put on about 44lbs in the last 3yrs on anti depressants).
Sounds like your situation is similar to mine, at present I'd say Thin, slightly anxious and depressed, but tomorrow who knows!Health Question & Answer
I thought chubby chicks are depressed anyways.?Health Question & Answer