Fats and medication (for mental illness) making them fat I feel I have to share since I'm so annoyed. I got really depressed and anxious and had to see a Dr. I was put on some anti depressants and mood stabilizers, turns out I'm bi polar. (Like diagnosed by a real Dr. Not a Dr. Google diagnosis) I have been on medication for over a month and feel great. The medicine I take when I first started it I had to force my self to eat even 50-100 cal a day or to even drink water. Junk food would make me gag where I couldn't even look at it. I'm doing better now. And I'm eating 900-1,200 cals a day. (Anymore and I would throw up) So I hate when people say these medications make them gain weight! You know what made me gain weight? Untreated mental illness. (I gained weight but still in healthy range and I've lost almost all of it) Fat isn't normal. It isn't OK. My life was so out of control and the weight I gained was a symptom of it. Gaining weight told me I wasn't "getting better" and something was seriously wrong. Fat should be seen as a wake up call and warning but so many people accept it. Why settle for a life like that? Why do that to your self and those you care about? Side note: anyone here with bipolar (or anything) who would like to PM me advice would be great. This is all so new and it's all overwhelming.