Posted by lil' jimi on June 17, 2003, at 21:26:30
In reply to Re: Lexapro and weight gain « BillA, posted by Dr. Bob on June 17, 2003, at 18:30:49
hi bill a,
pBabble (here!) offers us a extensive (very long) thread on Lexapro at: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020609/msgs/109458.html
lots of good info and good folks (with varying degrees of lex experience) there who will offer support ... ... they helped me ... ... a Lot.
> Posted by BillA on June 16, 2003, at 13:17:36
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> In reply to http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20030529/msgs/231164.html
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> I gained 40+ lbs on Effexor. I was recently prescribed Lexapro. Does anyone know if it is in the same category as Effexor?actually lexapro is what they call your SSRI and effexor is classified as an SNRI, as far as your categories are concerned, BUT ... ...
as far as the weight-gain side-effect?
... ... i'd say that from reading the posts on the thread, that lexapro was weight-neutral, Overall ... ... where some users experience beneficial weight-loss; most no effect (like me) and a few had weight gain (although, some of these were ladies who got panicky when they had gianed weight, only to discover they then began their periods) ... ... one longer time lex user has lost 40 pounds ... ... your mileage may vary!a bigger challenge for most folks are the initial SEs and getting through the 1st several weeks ... ...
thanks for posting and hang in there
and
TAKE CARE !!!
~ jim
poster:lil' jimi
thread:231229
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030614/msgs/234655.html