# For God’s sake, let me explain **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 27, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995 "2021-05-27T00:38:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/61 "2021-05-28T02:50:19Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > The OP also mentioned gaining weight from his medication. How does that happen? Pills weigh milligrams. [![](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/gut_fauna.png) ](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/gut_fauna.png) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/62 "2021-05-28T03:12:21Z")
Weight gain is a reasonably common side effect of some medications. I’m not one to quickly gain or lose weight but one medication I took helped put twenty pounds on me in a month and a half and as soon as I stopped it, it came off over the next three months. (It was Seroquel being primarily used in a lower dosage as an off-label sleep aid.) I didn’t feel like I was doing anything different consciously, but the medication did make me feel peckish all day. My doctor said my experience with this med was pretty normal. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/63 "2021-05-28T03:40:34Z")
Back to discussion of the traffic cone incident: Surely we need to consider whether the “conee” at whom the cone was hurled bears part of the blame for incitement. Maybe he flipped the bird at the OP? ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/64 "2021-05-28T14:04:13Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > … any traffic violation inside a National Park is a federal ticket … > [@CairoCarol](#): > > … bears part of the blame … I think we’re getting to the bottom of this. He was clearly fending off a grizzly in Yellowstone. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/65 "2021-05-28T14:26:08Z")
He’s smarter than the average bear. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/66 "2021-05-28T16:27:54Z")
That’s the sort of thing that deserves a life sentence of hard labor, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/67 "2021-05-28T19:21:04Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Back to discussion of the traffic cone incident: > > Surely we need to consider whether the “conee” at whom the cone was hurled bears part of the blame for incitement Maybe he flipped the bird at the OP? Do we know if the “conee” was a woman mom or a man mom? ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/68 "2021-05-29T04:08:17Z")
What if it was a WOMAN MAN? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/69 "2021-05-29T15:48:53Z")
I have some sympathy for the OP’s troubles and hopes for the future. However, the part about “when human beings will be connected in such a way that they can experience each others lives in a manner unimaginable” gives me the creeps. Thanks to the Internet I feel far too interconnected with others as it is. > [@Jasmine](#): > > Oh, by the way, I agree regarding the pill pushing tendencies of American medicine. Pills don’t solve problems, they just treat the symptoms of our problems, and they often create other problems. Get off them if humanly possible! This is so very very true. You will be encouraged to note that a groundbreaking Chinese researcher (at times working with colleagues at Harvard) has discovered that external application of Qi energy not only destroys cancer cells, but makes it possible to go without food and water long-term without losing weight. No pills needed! > **[PubPeer - Search publications and join the conversation.](https://pubpeer.com/search?q=%22xin%2Byan%22)** > > PubPeer enables scientists to search for their publications or their peers publications and provide feedback and/or start a conversation anonymously. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/70 "2021-06-01T18:26:04Z")
Toss an object onto a US Highway from an overpass. We had a rash of objects being dropped from overpasses onto cars going 60MPH. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/71 "2021-06-01T18:29:01Z")
> [@Something](#): > > Seven years ago, I got mad and threw a traffic cone in a car going 35 miles an hour. It didn’t hurt anyone, it didn’t cause any significant damage to the car, and yet because of it I was given a felony (felonious shoot Or throw missile at moving vehicle) and ultimately got seven years in prison for it. There is something so beautiful about this bit. I don’t know why I find it so amusing. I can’t decide if it would be better to know the back story or to just leave it be. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/72 "2021-06-01T19:15:44Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Weight gain is a reasonably common side effect of some medications. Particularly antipsychotics, if the members of the work rehab program I’ve been in are any indication. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/73 "2021-06-01T19:35:54Z")
Yep, Seroquel, which I used off-label for a spell for sleep, is an antipsychotic. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/74 "2021-06-01T19:58:49Z")
Lithium, another antipsychotic, is well known for promoting weight gain via fluid retention. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/75 "2021-06-01T20:20:51Z")
Is lithium considered an antipsychotic? I’m reading that it’s not—it’s a mood stabilizer. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/76 "2021-06-01T20:39:36Z")
Sorry, my mistake. They’re both used to treat bipolar disorder so I should have said “mood stabilizers”. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/77 "2021-06-01T20:42:39Z")
Seroquel, though, is classified as an antipsychotic. I’m not versed enough in the technical differences between the terms, though. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/78 "2021-06-01T20:44:36Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Seroquel, though, is classified as an antipsychotic. That’s because it’s also used to treat schizophrenia. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/79 "2021-06-01T21:39:31Z")
> [@Something](#): > > Seven years ago, I got mad and threw a traffic cone in a car… (felonious shoot Or throw missile at moving vehicle) and ultimately got seven years in prison for it. Fun fact: The very first jazz album I ever listened to was Felonious Cone. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-god-s-sake-let-me-explain/942995/80 "2021-06-02T06:17:46Z")
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