hi, i understand about the telling them your ok thing. i find it incredibly hard to be honest about how i feel. i write things down ahead of time and just hand it to them.
i've been on a few AD's and the weight gain for me wasnt too bad, untill i got put on mood stabilizers for bipolar. if you say that the weight gain is an issue, and explain that you used to have problems with it, they should pick one where the weight gain is more minimal then the others.
other side effects i had was shaking, and my memory getting worse, then on the mood stablizers i sleep too much.
they are definately worth it if they can improve your situation.
they can take a couple weeks to start working, but if you are unhappy with them or the side effects you can just go discuss it with a doc and they should look into changing them for you.
good luck!
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