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I'm so huge and fat, I'll be dead in five years

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AppleJuiceAvid · 23/05/2026 02:00

In my early 30s, 5ft4 and last time I got on the scales, I weighed 26 and a half stone. Currently on the antipsychotic Aripiprazole (15mg daily) and Fluoxetine (20mg daily). Before that, I was on Olanzapine and Paroxetine. Before that I was on Sertraline. Before that I was on Mirtazapine. Before that I was on Citalopram. Got a parent who has hypothyroidism. At the beginning of the year, I had blood tests after a stomach bug and got told I am deficient in Vitamin D and B12. I was prescribed some Vitamin D to take twice a week, but I have not been taking it consistently. My face is puffy and I get hairs on my chin and a few on my chest. Periods are irregular and when I do get them, they get quite heavy. I'm tired all the time and the house is a mess, but I just have no energy to do anything. I barely manage to get up for work. Got left pelvic pain and left hip hurts when walking. Ankles seem swollen and feel sore when I lie down in bed at night. Get out of breath going up the stairs and too fat to reach my toenails to cut them. I want to lose weight, but just feel hopeless.

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NoGarlic · 23/05/2026 02:12

Bummer. As you know, Olanzapine's notorious for metabolic side-effects causing weight gain. Aripiprazole's supposed to be better from that point of view (and others).

It sounds like you may have PCOS. Can you ask about a scan of your ovaries?

You probably won't be dead in five years, that's your depression talking. This will pass. Hard to believe perhaps, but there are better times ahead Flowers

HalfasleepChrisintheMorning · 23/05/2026 02:07

You would probably be a candidate for mounjaro or similar on the NHS? Could you speak to your GP?

likelysuspect · 23/05/2026 02:04

Sounds like PCOS thrown in there as well, have you been tested for it? You might need metformin to manage it

I ballooned when I was on SSRIs over the years, although I am just fond of food as well so it wasnt a total reason but they dont help

Can you afford WLI?