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Suggest Remedy For Excess Body Weight

hey there, in the last year i have put on a massive 5 stone and i'm now 16 stone!!!!! I am a 22 year old male but dont ever seem to have the energy or motivation to actually get up and do it. I am currently on sertraline- the highest dosage im able to have per day for depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder and ocd. They say that after you have gotten up and worked hard chemicals are released in your brain and it makes you feel good, but with me thats not the case, I just feel worse. It just makes me feel like i havent achieved anything, in my mind it just says 'so what, even if you lose weight your just going to put it all back on again so whats the point' Please help me, I am stuck in a real horrid deep hole and being this weight is just getting me more deppressed, whats wrong with me?!
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Dear thanks for the question.

Firstly I would like to tell you that you can reduce weight and can maintain it at desired levels. At this young age you should have confidence in your self. If I were your treating physician I would have advised you to reduce weight to come out of depression along with medications.

You need to control your diet
Avoid fatty foods like oil, butter , cheese
You need to be regular in physical activities and at this age you can do intensive exertion too but start with moderate exertion.

However one important cause of over weight is your medicines which you need to discuss with your treating doctor (you can request him to reduce dosage or change the tablet). But you can compensate medicine related obesity by physical activities.

I hope I have clarified your queries. I would love to answer subsequent queries. Kindly rate my reply. I wish you good health. Thank you.
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Suggest Remedy For Excess Body Weight

Dear thanks for the question. Firstly I would like to tell you that you can reduce weight and can maintain it at desired levels. At this young age you should have confidence in your self. If I were your treating physician I would have advised you to reduce weight to come out of depression along with medications. You need to control your diet Avoid fatty foods like oil, butter , cheese You need to be regular in physical activities and at this age you can do intensive exertion too but start with moderate exertion. However one important cause of over weight is your medicines which you need to discuss with your treating doctor (you can request him to reduce dosage or change the tablet). But you can compensate medicine related obesity by physical activities. I hope I have clarified your queries. I would love to answer subsequent queries. Kindly rate my reply. I wish you good health. Thank you.