
Inferno
Member
- Jan 9, 2023
- 79
I was prescribed quetiapine and sertraline in 2020 and after taking it for a while my weight rapidly increased, I was approximately 72kg before but after taking it I gained 10-15kg (I'm 177cm tall if that helps). It was one of the worst times of my life, it took a lot of effort to lose all of the weight and looking back at photos of me in that period make me feel disgusted at myself. Ever since I've had extremely low self esteem and can't view my appearance the same ever again. I don't know if I have body dysmorphia but even after losing some of the weight when I look in the mirror I still view myself as the same fat ugly slob I was back then, it's like nothing changed. I wish I was never prescribed them so I could've avoided this. The worst part was the social isolation, your appearance really is everything to the majority of people, and when their first impression of you is an overweight greasy loser they're less likely to want to interact with you, I guess that's part of the reason I struggle with finding a romantic partner, because I hold myself in such low regard. Any thoughts? What was your experience with quetiapine/sertraline like?