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This is how I’ve felt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But after four years, I might have some answers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve been reading for awhile now, you know my history. If not, the CliffsNotes: Lost 110 pounds in my mid-to late-20’s. Kept the weight off for 10+ years. Got pregnant, gained around 30 pounds. Then for 4 years, struggled endlessly<\/em> to lose the “baby weight.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing worked. I did Keto and lost 10-15 pounds but it was not sustainable, not healthy for ME, caused some disordered eating thoughts, and honestly, the weight loss stalled. Then I proceeded to gain and lose the same 10 pounds. I tried a lot of different things in that 4 years. I tried what I did “last time” and that didn’t work. I reduced my calories even further (not healthy) and it didn’t work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I kept talking to my doctors, said I didn’t feel well, I had a lot of things that were just “off” since having a baby. They tested my thyroid too many times to count. Results were always “normal,” even though a ton of my symptoms (not just weight gain) pointed to thyroid conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recently got referred to another doctor. She is an internal medicine doctor, but has a specialty in weight\/diet etc (not a nutritionist\/RD). She said that I might be experiencing “insulin resistance<\/a>” due to the antidepressant\/antianxiety medications I take. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said it’s very common for SSRIs and various mental health medications to cause this. I had NO idea! All those years that I took various meds and saw a ton of weight gain, all those years when I tried to lose weight on medication and it never worked until I stopped medications…and now I might have an answer?? I almost started crying because it felt like a relief. For years of struggling, feeling like no one was listening to me\/dismissing my concerns, I felt heard. I had a possible answer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tried to find some good articles to link to about this topic, but there isn’t a ton and what’s out there are medical journal articles, so long, lots of science, hard to read for the layperson… LOL But I did find a succinct paragraph from one of the medical articles and here it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In conclusion, we have demonstrated that SSRIs are potential inducers of insulin resistance, acting by directly inhibiting the insulin signaling cascade in \u03b2 cells. [redacted] Given that SSRIs promote obesity and insulin resistance but inhibit insulin secretion, they might accelerate the transition from an insulin resistant state to overt diabetes.” [source<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My doctor said I’m not diabetic, but it’s a common issue for your hormones and body to just not work the way it should on these medications. She prescribed me a low dose of Metformin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I started listening to the Food Psych podcast (and wrote about it here<\/a>) and started to re-evaluate my thoughts and ideas about food, dieting, weight loss, weight gain, body image, fat-phobia, the whole gambit. It has really changed how I feel about weight loss in a lot of ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing I’ve been thinking about is how na\u00efve I was in my 20’s and early 30’s when I started this blog. I started it to share my story, inspire people, show that you can lose weight and keep it off without extremes or surgery or weight loss drugs. I was successful. It worked for me. But what I didn’t realize then, that I do now, is that it doesn’t always work that way for everyone. People have medical issues, medical conditions, take meds that cause weight gain or make it hard\/impossible to lose. People don’t always have access to healthy food (privilege), people don’t always have access to expensive gyms\/personal trainers etc. I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not have a real update on the metformin. I have not weighed myself since like October or early November. It was not a healthy cycle for me so I decided to take a break. And the longer it went, the better I felt. I started re-reading “Intuitive Eating” and finding that it resonates with me more now that it did 10 years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how is the metformin? It’s fine. Zero side effects except for the first few days I started it. Like I said, I haven’t weighed myself so I don’t know numbers. BUT various clothes that used to be a little too tight fit now. I am going to try and use that as a guide instead of the scale. Also? I feel better. I was SO EXHAUSTED for years. And I am finding that metformin has given me more energy, I do not feel run down or exhausted all the time. Now I just have regular pandemic\/world ending\/stress exhaustion. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone else have experiences on this medication? Would love to hear other stories. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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