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Originally posted by Aguagon:
You might also want to consider asking your doctor about the possibility of switching meds. Each ADD med has its own possible side effects, but the active ingredients in the different drugs and the way your body responds to each can differ significantly. Some of the meds work as stimulants, for instance (which I'd think would be more likely to decrease your appetite) while others don't. I admit I don't entirely know what I'm talking about here, but I took Adderall, Ritalin, and Strattera for a while at different points and had a completely different reaction on the first two than the latter. The Ritalin and Adderall made my appetite nearly non-existent, and I remember how hard it was to eat when I just wasn't hungry.

Are you too skinny? Based on your height and weight, no -- you're skinny, but not alarm bells skinny. Your weight itself probably isn't the most important factor though. Like Meg and LTR said, it's important that you continue to eat and maintain overall good health. Also: have you experienced significant weight loss since you went on the meds? Because that would be worth looking into correcting. If not, just don't stress about it, and try to live one bite at a time.

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I wonder where some of that LTR advice came from...