Psychiatric Question.....??!!??

Question

Hi-- I was just wondering if your psychiatric dose of medication is determined by your weight at all. I am aware it has to do with your liver & such, but I was just wondering if heavier people are but on bigger doses. This might sound like a "common sense" question, but I am really confused. I am on so much medication for Depression & Anxiety, & I wake up & after I take my morning meds, I get really tired. Now since I am loosing weight ( I have been going to Weight Watchers) since the end of May. Last month I talked to my psychiatrist about my concerns if I lost a lot of weight that I am scared my meds would be all messed up.She told me that as long as you don't plan on losing like 100ibs or anything (not that I am that heavy) you will be fine. It's so weird though since I am getting this tiredness for the last 3 weeks or so, when I have been stable on my meds for almost a year. Can any one help me?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Psych meds aren't by height or weight.  They are about what passes the blood-brain barrier, and that isn't size dependent except *perhaps* if you are talking extremely huge differences in size like the 100 lbs your pdoc mentioned.