 [ Symptoms ] i have panic attacks anxiety 20lbs weight gain excessive body odor in armpits fatigue irritability and restlessness my doctor did blood work a year ago and said it was fine this seemed to all happen in the year after i had my second child i did have the essure implanted in that time also i am not sure if that is in any way related as for the weight gain i have always been a small person and after both my children i was down to my normal weight within 2 weeks of delivering each of my children but within this time frame i went from losing all the weight within 2 weeks and then gaining 20lbs within a year [ Disease ] wishing you a speedy recovery ascitis can be controlled normally with dietary control of sodium and diuretics if it does not respond or it is hindering breathing or cannot tolerate the above regimen frequent therapeutic paracentesis a needle carefully is placed into the abdominal area under sterile conditions can be performed to remove large amounts of fluid a few liters up to 4 to 5 liters of fluid can be removed safely by this procedure each time