(no title) via Bipolar Mo - A blog of manic depression in the UK
Appalled by my accelerating weight gain and stinking, sweaty body odour I decided it was time to take the bull by the horns and arrange to see the lifestyle advisor. I doubt there'll be any magical treatment but maybe I'll get inspired to do the obvious.I have to get referred by my GP so on Thursday I went to see Portillo. He asked what I'd been up to and when I told him about the holiday to Spain and then playing at a gig for three hours he was pretty well gobsmacked. In fact he looked totally incredulous.We chatted for a while and he checked out my blood pressure which was fine and the oedema on my legs which was not. He says he has never seen anyone get oedema like this from antipsychotics. I presume it'll go when I stop my quetapine. Anyway, hopefully it won't be long before I start...