Gain weight on Abilify

Question: "Hello everyone, I am wondering if anyone has experience with weight gain on Abilify or information?" I have a relatively low dose (5 mg) and have taken weight in recent years. "I know there are 10,000 reasons why someone may take the weight, but we try to rule out medical reasons, before I put my nose to the grindstone in the effort."-curlysue41382

Response: Unfortunately atypical antipsychotic Abilify can cause metabolic changes, which can lead to the weight gain and diabetes high blood sugar.

These changes are not well understood, but it is possible that this drug-associated weight gain occurs because it makes your insulin resistant cells. as your cells become resistant to insulin, glucose cannot be used properly for energy and is instead stored as body fat, causing you to gain weight. and, over time, this pre-diabetic condition can become a diabetes.

According to the American Diabetes Association, the symptoms of type 2 diabetes are:

UrinationUnusual frequent thirstExtreme hungerUnusual weight lossExtreme fatigue and irritabilityFrequent infectionsBlurred visionCuts/bruises that are slow to healTingling/numbness in infections of the skin, gum or bladder of hands/feetRecurring

If you develop any of these symptoms during the use of Abilify, please notify a doctor so you can undergo to diabetes. diabetes affects many areas of your body - as your heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys - and get your blood sugar under control can help prevent damage to these important bodies.

If you gain weight on this medication, it can feel like an uphill battle, trying to lose weight because you are fighting against your metabolic processes of the body, so you can consult with your doctor about your options to change your medication or weight loss medications to help control your appetite.

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