Posted by spriggy on July 29, 2006, at 1:54:48
In reply to Weight - SSNRIs vs SSRIs, posted by chiron on July 28, 2006, at 23:21:20
I have seen SSRI's do both in different people- my mom initially lost about 10 pounds on Paxil but after being on it 3 years, she ended up gaining nearly 40 pounds.
I have a close friend on Effexor who lost 15 pounds (and she was already thin) and can't seem to gain ONE pound on Effexor and yet, some other people gain 10 pounds in a few months on it.
I don't understand it- how can some gain and some lose.. I guess it just affects chemistry and appetite differently as well.
I've always heard wellbutrin causes weight LOSS and yet a lady from my church has gained 20 pounds on Wellbutrin.
Go figure.
My cousin who is a pharmacist told me that SSRI's tend to lower dopamine which typically will cause you to crave carbs.
Not sure how that works, but that's what she explained to me.
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