How to stay mentally healthy without gaining weight?

Hi,

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I can understand your concern. There are two aggravating factors that are contributing to the weight gain in your case. One is the drugs you are taking. Risperidone is known to cause weight gain and you are on this drug since long. This could be the reason of poor control of weight. Another one is your work that is night shift. Workers with increased night duties are more prone to gain weight, though its effect in your case is relatively low. Reducing the meal will not have much benefit. Instead, taking meals three times a day with a good breakfast and lunch and healthy dinner will help in reducing the weight. You are walking five times a week and this is a good thing. Take meals with high proteins, high complex carbs, low fats and refined carbs. This will help in maintaining the weight. I would also advise you to get your thyroid hormone levels done. Associated hypothyroidism could be a cause for weight gain. You can discuss with your psychiatrist to replace Risperidone with some other equally potent antipsychotic drug with least metabolic side effects. Aripiprazole can become a good option if your psychiatrist agrees.

Hi,

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Auditory hallucinations, lack of insight, personality deterioration, etc., are the common features of schizophrenia. You are working and are yourself consulting for your symptoms, so the chances of having schizophrenia are less, though I cannot say this with confidence because I have not seen you. If the complaint is of only delusion, then that could be delusional disorder. There is no thought deterioration, so this point towards delusional disorder. But, just continue to take your medicines because treatments of both disorders are almost same. Thank you.