Re: controlling effexor weight

Posted by King Vultan on March 4, 2004, at 7:55:51

In reply to controlling effexor weight, posted by BennyJ on March 3, 2004, at 23:32:01

> Anybody been able to keep their weight constant or bring it down from healthy diet and exercise while on effexor xr? I tapered up slowly from 18 to 75mg now over 8 weeks and am starting to get a lil chubby and curious to know if this can be avoided or is it inevitable.
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> keep smilin,
> Ben
Effexor always decreased my appetite, even at lower dosages, and I believe it is less likely to induce weight gain than SSRIs, this because of its blockade of norepinephrine reuptake. The NE reuptake blockade becomes more pronounced at higher dosages, which may work better from a weight control standpoint. I was never able to tolerate more than 150 mg/day due to insomnia/somnolence problems.
Todd

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