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>I'm seriously hungry all day, my body can't burn fat since I'm on current medication, and I can only focus when I'm getting fat(having excess or exactly right amount of sugar in blood).
I'm guessing you're on either olanzapine, quetiapine, or clozapine, because I think those three are the worst for weight gain. Other antipsychotics can cause a bit of weight gain but not as much.

Anyway yeah that sounds very shit, sorry to hear it. Perhaps the only thing you can do is try to convince them you're sane so they will let you choose whether you take the meds. Then you could slowly and gradually reduce the dose and see how your mind handles that. Up to you of course but maybe it's possible.

My experience is that I was locked in mental hospital and drugged against my will, but eventually I guess they thought I was well enough that they discharged me. I tried the whole tribunal thing and that didn't work, lol. Any time I talked back to them or questioned their drugs, I think they just thought I was more crazy. Eventually they just let me out. I have taken antipsychotics on some occasions since then when I've felt overwhelmed (maybe I shouldn't take them at all). I much prefer being in control of the drugs, rather than having them imposed upon me.

My antipsychotic of choice is aripiprazole because it doesn't raise prolactin, a hormone which can cause you to grow breast tissue. The two worst for this effect are risperidone and paliperidone. Pic related (bottom right graph), source is here: https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(19)31135-3/fulltext

Sorry to hear your situation. It truly sucks when the system forces things upon you. I hope you can eventually have your life back.

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