Posted by Shell on November 2, 2000, at 22:06:49
In reply to Re: Prozac and Weight Loss, posted by R.Anne on November 1, 2000, at 21:53:34
> > I was on Paxil for about five months and switched to Prozac because of weight gain, cravings and non-effectiveness. So far the Prozac has helped with the cravings, although I have only been on it a week.
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> > Has anyone else experienced weight loss on Prozac?I started taking Prozac for OCD when my first baby was seven months old. I had gained 60(!) pounds during my pregnancy and was still carrying 20 of it. By the time he was 11 months old, I had lost it all and was actually about 5 or 10 pounds thinner than I was before I got pregnant. Prozac just made it easier to stick with healthier eating and lessed my cravings for sugar. It also seemed to make me more energetic; I walked with my baby in the stroller for an hour three or four times a week (which I cannot imagine doing now).
Unfortunately, I quit Prozac due to the sexual side effects. I gained back 5-10 pounds in the next year or so (which put me right about at my pre-pregancy weight - not terribly bad). That was fine....until I got pregnant again. I did not lose the baby weight the second time without the help of the Prozac. In fact, depression which has developed in the last six months or so has actually contributed to my having gained weight after having the second baby. I am actually eating less (eating isn't pleasurable lately), but more of what I do eat is either fast food or the calorie-laden stuff my husband likes to make (because I don't have the energy or interest in cooking). I have totally abandoned exercise (no energy or motivation). I am hoping that Effexor will help in the same way that Prozac did; if not, maybe I will go back to Prozac despite the side effects.
Shell
P.S. -- I think all of these medications have different effects on different people. I have an aunt who went from 140 to 110 in a year on Paxil (depression is rampant in my family). She says it just makes most food unappealing to her and she doesn't get hungry anymore. Go figure.
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