@TAB it is so hard to get  decent GP who will sit and listen to you and not try to rush you out the door. When I moved, I originally found  a good one, and then he left and referred me to another doctor in the clinic. At one stage while seeing this new GP, I started to feel that my antidepressants were no longer working. I asked the chemist if they had switched me to the cheaper brand, as they don't seem to work for me. The chemist replied that my normal medication is no longer being made, so they gave me the closest substitute. I told my doctor that, and he didn't believe me.

So I went home and did some research and found the site that stated the medication is no longer being made, and I sent him an email with all the details.  Not long after that. I found another GP. And this one is great. And she gets really concerned for me at times. Which is nice to know, that your GP actually cares.

Most medication for mental illness seems to put on weight. What's with that? It's not as if we need something else to worry about. And it is a metabolic side effect, which I think that a lifestyle change won't help.

But my surgeon does want me to go on a low calorie diet with the shakes to start with, as then it will ease my swallowing issues. I already have a box of shakes ready to go.