Posted by ayuda on April 22, 2003, at 12:16:39
In reply to Question about Effexor and weight gain., posted by stlouisdude on April 22, 2003, at 8:22:21
> Just a quick question about Effexor XR and weight gain. I have been working out everyday for 40 minutes on the elliptical and while on the 75mg doses, I lost about 18 pounds in the first month. Again, all of this while working out. My dosage was uped to 150mg, and now I seem to be having a problem losing and I'm doing the same routine that i was doing. I know you hit plateaus when losing weight, but i have gone about 10 days with no weight lose and actually a little bit of a gain. I am eating better, so it is very discouraging. Could the jump from 75 to 150mg be enough to cause me to start gaining? The 150mg is treating me the same as the 75's so I might want to switch back huh? Thanks in advance.
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> Mark
>Hi Mark!
When I was on Effexor, I gained a total of 40 pounds in six months. Because of an injury, I have not been able to work out for a long time now, but the only thing that stemmed that weight gain was going on the Atkins Diet, and I stayed in the induction phase for 3 months. Most people would lose SOMETHING doing that, I maintained my weight (did not lose even one pound). Other people have had different results -- some people have lost weight on the Effexor without wanting to or doing anything -- I wish I was them!!! I used to work out 5 days a week and keep in great shape, now I am not only suffering from a foot injury that needs extensive (and expensive) treatment before I can work out again, the Effexor weight gain demoralized me for the first time in my life (I started working-out at age 15, stopped at 36 because of injury, so I had 21 years of taking care of myself go down the tubes with the Effexor).If you can, though, DO NOT quit working out. If anything, you can keep from gaining anything more if you add to your workout, maybe a little more aerobic exercise (walking seems to help with depression, too). Keep us posted on whether or not you are having success -- by the time I found this board, I had switched to Lexapro, and had already lost my desire to put things back in order, which I am trying to get back someday.
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