Posted by Kathie on April 16, 2000, at 13:09:02
In reply to Re: meds and weight gain, posted by Cam W. on April 15, 2000, at 3:08:08
I would like to complain really loudly about the weight gain associated with SSRIs!! I have asked on this board before if there was anyway to offset the weight gain and didn't get even one response. I have been on Paxil for a little over a year and over this winter I have gained 25 pounds...and now I am hating myself! A good friend of mine was put on Celexa to help her with her grief depression (her husband died suddenly last spring) and she has gained 30 pounds in 3 months!! She is taking herself off the anti-depressants (which she really really needs!) because the self hatred is making her feel worse than the depression! And I can relate. I have increased my activity, I spend part of each day working physically and I really don't eat all that much...still I get fatter and fatter....
Can someone offer some real help?? Or advice??
Please??Kathie
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