Would you rather be skinny and mentally unstable or overweight but mentally happy?

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I’m having a dilemma 
I’m on antidepressants and I found my dose but it makes me gain weight. My dose means I have no anxiety and basically have no worries . 
If I go down in my dose I feel more anxious but I lose weight. 
What should I do?

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Your weight shouldn't be a determining factor in your mental health. You can always find a way, weight wise, but your mental health should be a priority

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Mental health always comes first in my opinion. Does the medicine make you gain weight  regardless of exercise and a healthy diet? Are you taking vitamins and the necessary actions to improve your health? 
I was on antidepressants for a while and they also made me gain weight. I took the opportunity to start doing yoga as I wasn't laid up in bed all day from my depression. It helped me a lot. If it's not your thing though, that's okay! I'd definitely rather have some extra jiggle than be mentally unstable and miserable. If your mind isn't right, nothing will be 🤷

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Currently overweight and mentally unwell 🥴 But mental health should come first, I’d trade my left arm if that meant Id never have anxiety or depersonalization again

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I used to be skinny and crazy but for the last year and a half I've become fatter and 300% happier

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I am skinny but very unhappy, backstory: lost a lot of weight due to illness to the point that I thought I was deteriorating, I am just now at the lowest "healthy" weight but I'm now chronically ill and more mentally ill than before, I'm tired of people telling me I look good, I wish I felt good and tmi I can only shower twice a week because seeing my ribs gives me anxiety and I don't want to look at my body, I've been close to this weight before but that was when I could eat whatever I wanted, now I'm desperately trying to gain weight but I can't eat a lot of foods because of my illness so as long as you're not overweight to the point that it is very damaging to your health I wouldn't worry about it.

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Personally, I wouldn’t like to become dependent on a pill for happiness. I would try to find the root of what makes me depressed and worked in it, maybe go to therapy. If you are depressed because of a medical condition then ignore what I just said and take your dose. Gaining some weight can be good, it doenst mean you will be overweight.

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This is a horrible thing to ask people; these two things are completely unrelated

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You should speak with your doctor about it before you change your medicine schedule. All of your thoughts around this are valid to consider for your mental health, but it’s important you talk to your doctor to find that balance and solution.

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Personally I'd look into antioxidants and other things that could change my diet to have the same effects as medicine. But ultimately happiness is more important than being "skinny" if you're talking morbidly obese is different than overweight. I try to find a way to balance from parallel health the best maybe taking overdoses or really pushing for alternative medicine

Would you rather be skinny and mentally unstable or overweight but mentally happy?

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