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Hey guys! I'm brand new to the world of steroids and think I've come to the right and best community for it. Being in the military, I'm sort of apprehensive about doing anything like this, but I've been struggling to lose ANY weight for the past couple years.
A few years ago, I did Kris Gethin's 12 week program from BB.com and lost about 40 lbs in maybe 3 months, dropping from 205 to roughly 160. I know that was kind of a crash, but it was all natural at that point. Since then, my weight has crept up to around 220. I know a good chunk of that is muscle weight, but any and all attempts to even hit 200 have been useless, and the scale only seems to be going up. I'm currently around 22% BF and seriously suspect I have T3 issues (thyroid hormone problems run in my family) but getting that tested while I'm deployed could be a pretty bad deal, especially if anything DOES come back abnormal.
Anyway, I started taking albuterol about 3 weeks ago and leveled off at 24mg qd, taking 8mg 3x a day, about 4 hours apart. My strength has increased tremendously and I keep hitting PRs at almost every workout, but still not seeing the scale change at all. I know I'm kind of impatient, but how quickly should I start seeing changes?
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bigmurphI know that wellbutrin is not normally tied to weight gain but it is a likely candidate to what might be the problem. Wellbutrin has a reputation for behavior changes that you might not notice. I see that you have raised your dose do you think that when you raised dose that might have anything to do with the issue. I hope its this and not a thyroid problem.
Good luck to you brother
X2...possible
Thanks man. My issues started right before starting any antidepressants.
bigmurphEven if it started before the meds the chemical change that caused you to start the meds might be the problem and the meds might be making it worse and another med might be better
bigmurphI have experience with this I have bad anxiety and high bp and alot of the original meds they put me on caused me to gain weight even though in the side effects list it says nothing about it. Try to see if changing meds to something else helps its rough to do because changing anti d meds means it will take about 5 wks for the new med to start working. Make sure you explain to your doc the issues that you are having and that it started at the time you started the meds.
Wait to see BW values.
Diet modification.
Why has the exercise program stopped?
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Why, bro?
I've done the whole program again twice more, only maintaining my weight the 2nd time, and weight gain (with increased BF) the most recent. And being diagnosed with a thyroid or overall endocrine issue isn't something they can manage over here.
Okay thanks bro...
No problem. So any general impressions?
Wait to see bloodwork results...bigmurph gotta a good idea up there about dosage of wellbutrin causin symptoms...
So ur getting a Thyroid Profile?
I will be, yes. My TSH routinely comes back normal, so my doctor automatically claims my symptoms are related to depression, instead. I've had issues with near constant fatigue, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, some depressed mood, the weight gain I mentioned earlier. These all started in conjunction with my weight issues and even my psychiatrist doesn't think I actually have depression. I've been on wellbutrin for almost 2 years, so I should have at lost something by now.
How long have u had a dr/pt rship with current docs?
List other meds.
List diet.
List allergies.
Thanks
About 4 years. Trazodone 100 mg qhs, nexium 40mg qam, wellbutrin 300 mg qd. No med allergies and no significant environmental allergies. Diet is whatever they're serving in the dining center. I try to limit myself to carbs twice a day, usually rice and potatoes. Omelette for breakfast, chicken/fish for lunch and dinner with a full takeout container of salad.
Only been on WB for two years, going from 150 to 300 about a year ago. Prior to that, Lexapro, Celexa and Prozac for maybe a year. I started trazodone with the WB and took ambien, Lunesta or klonopin with the other meds. All had about the same lack of efficacy.
Sounds like u may be isolated from family?
Isolated? What do you mean?
Are you away from your family? Do you feel sad?
Oh not at all. I'm glad to be gone. Been away from my family for almost 8 years. I chose military over family for this stage of my life and love every second of it.