Posted by DebbieLynn on July 16, 2001, at 22:36:29
In reply to Re: Weight gain and SSRIs - Metabolife? » DebbieLynn, posted by Elizabeth on July 15, 2001, at 17:56:08
> > I hate to butt in here,
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> IMO, there's no such thing as butting in. It's a public forum, and exchanging ideas is what it's here for, right?
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> > I was specifically told by my doctor to stay away from metabolife.
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> Well, OTC "herbal food supplements" (i.e., drugs that are sold without being FDA-approved) are notoriously unreliable. So I can see where your doctor is coming from.
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> > I asked to be put on a diet med (like phentermine) and he said NO because it is a CNS stimulant. It may have unwanted side effects.
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> You know, any effective drug has side effects. If a drug doesn't have side effects, it often seems to turn out that it doesn't do anything at all. (I'm thinking of the non-drowsy antihistamines here. They aren't *completely* ineffective, but they're pretty lousy compared to Benadryl or Atarax or ChlorTrimeton.)
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> > I am currently in nursing school, going into psychiatric nursing.
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> Cool! Good luck with it. I think it's great when people who have personal experience with depression, anxiety, mania, psychosis, etc. go into mental health professions.
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> > I take Effexor XR 225 mg, and I have gained weight,(@10 lbs) but I have to admit that I do crave carbs!
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> Nothing to be ashamed of. < g > That happened to me on the hydrazine-type MAOIs (Nardil and Marplan) -- I was constantly obsessing about food, especially sweets. Weird stuff.
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> -elizabethHi again!
The reason my doc will not prescribe a diet pill (phentermine) is because supposively it doesn't *interact well* with Effexor XR.
What do you think? I have had success with phentermine in the past!
Thanks for replying!
Debbie
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