Posted by KrissyP on March 9, 2003, at 17:07:14
In reply to Re: Weight gain after stopping Prozac, posted by baracuda on March 9, 2003, at 16:39:02
Your very welcome :-)
I am glad that you HAVE made alot of progress in terms of not being depressed all the time-that is great:-) I don't want to plant a seed in your head regarding Topomax, I almost went on that med more because I have seen great weight loss ocurr as a side effect, but I went back on Lamictal because I didn't gain much weight on it and I know what worked for me in the past.
I hope you can trust your doc at this point and maybe ask him/her about Topomax down the road-just a thought.
I have to say that for some, Prozac isn't a necessarily a "weight loser", I gained 80 (did I tell you that?)
but I know people (the majority it seems) who lost weight while on Prozac. It is really weird. Before I decided to go on Lamictal again I also did some Internet research on comaparing other people's posts on the difference between Topomax and Lamictal-and I needed to take the med that would help my mood-and I read a lot about how Topomax doesn't necessarily do as well with mood stabilization(from others' experiences, but had the great weight-loss side effect)
Another thing, I hear you about the swollen face-mine totally puffed up when I was on Prozac. How many mg r u taking? But, my face is still a little puffy even on the Efexor, but I think it is mostly due to the Seroquel, IMHO, but, of course, I need to lose a few pounds that is not even related to these meds. It's a double-edged sword isn't it?
Hang in there-I'm here for you!
Kristen:-)
==================================================================================================thank you sooo much for responding! no i havent tried topomax - im thinking that my pdoc is afraid to put me on anything other than this combo that im on (prozac/ritalin) because i have a tendancy to have seizures and i havent had any so far on this combo.
i have asked him at least 3 times in the past few months to switch me to something else, but he seems insistant that this is what i need to be on. again, i HAVE made alot of progress in terms of not being depressed all the time, but im still eating wayyyy too many sugarsnacks.
the thing that confuses me is that when i do research on the internet regarding these two meds they both say that weight loss is a side effect - what is wrong with me -that im gaining sooo much weight??? it makes me sad tho because now my clothes dont fit and i dont even recognize my swollen face in the mirror. it doesnt help either that im vain. :(
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