Oh Martha - I feel you! I hope you can find a solution. I've written about the drug industry before also: opioids. What happens is they find a medication that keeps people going, but does not cure anything. In the case of the worst opioid makers, they preferred formulations that created the highest dependency at the fastest rate so they could sell MORE drugs to the same group of customers. It's a specific business model.
I haven't researched it much but have seen some indications that antidepressant drugs could be similar to how they've handled opioid medication. I know that when I was first with my husband, he was taking 4-5 different psych meds. Now he is taking none, is more active, has a healthier diet, and approaching the weight he wants. He had a serious back injury and other mobility issues too, though not the barriers that you are facing.
It's worth a thought - though will not be easy or simple - to consider if you might eliminate processed foods, especially those with sugar. I gave up sugar around Thanksgiving. I already didn't eat processed foods - except for Reese's and similar candy. "I eat properly almost all the time and am active, I can have 1 of these" - 1 turned to 2, 2 turned to "giant cups" and I found myself slowly gaining weight.
There's been a big change since I did give up sugar. Within days I found myself thinking differently. There's a movie I recommended to Klara Jane - "That Sugar Film." I watched this about a month ago and the young guy who made it experienced a journey both ways - he ate similarly to me before (no sugar) then ate supposedly "healthy" foods containing sugar/fructose for 60 days. He ate the same amount of calories as he had before - and gained 33 lbs (16kg). He also experienced mood swings and all types of attitude changes. And - he looked gray and much older as well.
I know it's not "easy" in any way. But I do feel that sugar and processed foods cause so many problems and, when they're not causing them, they make others worse, such as depression and anxiety. Blessings and white light Martha I hope you have a good day and many more to come.
