Posted by Tina P on March 6, 2003, at 20:48:08
In reply to Re: Weight gain! Dizziness! Help! » Tina P, posted by KrissyP on March 6, 2003, at 20:04:18
Thanks for your concern. I try to take care of my diabetes, but it'd hard, especially with depression. I've been on the Effexor XL for a few months now, and haven't noticed much difference in the weight gain/hunger situation. It was a problem on the Paxil, and it's a problem now. I know my eating issues lie deeper than my antidepressants, and I have to address them separately. But in the meantime, it would be nice to have meds that help rather than hurt the situation. My doctor felt that Effexor would help me lose weight, or at least stop gaining. Obviously she was wrong. I've also relied too often on appetite suppresants in the past,and I'm trying to avoid them now. I just find that they get me going, but I gradually build up a tolerance to them and end up just continuing to take them because I'm too afraid not to. So I've been Phentermine-free for the same few months that I've been on the Effexor, which certainly isn't helping matters when it comes to losing weight!
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