Posted by MB on July 9, 2001, at 12:20:00
In reply to Re: Weight gain and SSRIs » aetherial, posted by Elizabeth on July 8, 2001, at 15:26:41
> Have you tried a carbohydrate-restricted diet? (Atkins, etc.) A lot of people I know who have weight troubles from psych meds say that kind of diet really helps them.Hey Elizabeth,
Interesting that you mentioned low carb diets. I spoke with a "biological" psychiatrist once who asked me how the SSRIs worked for me. I told him that they worked well for a few weeks then stopped, at which point extreme carbohydrate cravings kicked in. He suggested taking inositol with the SSRI; it was his contention that the inositol would somehow prevent such a poop-out (and the carbo-craving anecdote prompted this conclusion of his). Anyway, he turned out to be a jerk, but a smart jerk. I wonder...if he is right, if inositol can curb SSRI induced carbohydrate cravings, could it curb SSRI weight gain?
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