Posted by JBELL on November 10, 2000, at 12:39:13
In reply to Information about Celexa required, posted by Joelle on November 10, 2000, at 12:16:49
> Hello
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> I am new to this message board.
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> I have had depression for 23 years now and have been on three different type of medication: immipramine, Prozac and now Effexor. No matter which medication I have been on, I have gained weight. I started at 130 lbs (which is a good weight for me) and am now 190 lbs!! after 23 years.
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> I am sick and tired of battling this weight. I recently (over the last two years) have been able to lose 20 lbs when I was on a minimum dose of Effexor but...this past year I relapsed and had to increase my dose again. Guess what? I gained those 20 lbs back!!!
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> I have been reading your input re: Celexa and weight gain and wonder if this could be the medication for me?
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> I have another question...have any of you experienced bad withdrawal effect from Celexa? If I miss a dose of Effexor I cannot function in that my head aches terribly, I have mini-explosion feelings in my head and feel nauseated +++. Has anyone experienced this with Celexa?
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> Also, has anyone tried to get off Celexa? What are the withdrawal symptoms like?
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> Thank you
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> Joelle
Welcome--I have been on Celexa for about a year and a half now and have had no problems with weight gain. Supposedly Celexa is one of the newest ssri's available and really targets serotonin instead of other brain functions that would promote weight gain. As always though, everyone reacts differently to medications.
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