Posted by mikhail99 on January 21, 2003, at 18:18:51
In reply to Re: Paxil CR and weight gain » fairiedust66, posted by Dinah on January 21, 2003, at 16:56:39
> originally posted by fairiedust66 on 1/21/03
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> > Has anyone experienced weight gain with Paxil CR. I was on Paxil for 5 years and didn't have such problems. Then, I switched to Effexor XR and lost 16lbs. Now, I'm struggling to keep the weight off!
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>Hi Fairiedust,
I gained almost TWENTY pounds on Paxil and I argued with my pdoc about it because I'm very active and not a big snacker but he didn't believe me. He thinks SSRIs makes you put more stuff in your mouth. I beg to differ. As soon as I stopped taking it, the weight dropped off. It really pissed me off because Paxil really helped me but I wasn't going to take it at the expense of my physical health. I also struggled with withdrawal on Paxil, I had to carefully taper off.
Hope this helped.
Take care and welcome!
Mik
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