Posted by Racer on March 19, 2007, at 17:29:37
In reply to Re: Here's the question that got lost in this, posted by madeline on March 19, 2007, at 13:29:36
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> I guess my question would be do you think that Prozac therapy would help you tolerate weight gain if it occurred?That's a fair question. My answer depends, though: my gut says, "no way no how no no no." And it stands by that ;-) Realistically? My experience has been that I get kinda fatalistic about weight gain when it happens, and it does consistently devastate my self-image and self-esteem. So, would it help me tolerate the weight gain? Probably to a small extent. It wouldn't be a "cure" for my reaction to weight gain, though.
That's based on my previous experiences with meds. They've all caused weight gain except Wellbutrin XL and Ritalin, which is the combination I was on before starting with this new pdoc. Effexor/Prozac, Paxil, nortriptyline -- those are the three I've been on for any length of time, and they've all caused significant weight gain. ("Significant" by any standards: between 45 and 70 pounds.) I ask myself if I wouldn't consider some weight gain to be worth it, if I were calm and not depressed. But the truth is, I don't know that I've ever gotten to that level of remission, and what I remember now about any of those combinations was sedation, chronic constipation, insomnia, weight gain, anorgasmia, and hating myself for being fat and lazy. That's probably not an entirely accurate view of how I felt, but that's what I remember. (Especially since the amotivation and sedation and apathy are side effects of the serotinergic drugs for me.) With that experience to look back on, I would rather stick to the Wellbutrin XL/Ritalin combo, even though it's not perfect and does nothing for my anxiety.
Anyway, that's a long way around saying, "That's a fair question, but I think the answer is 'no'."
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> maddie
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> ps, i'll keep digging when I have time.
>Thank you. I really appreciate you looking into it. I wouldn't have thought to look at medline, so I especially thank you for showing me another route to more information.
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