Posted by LynneDa on March 31, 2004, at 11:48:46
In reply to RE:: Hey Lynne, posted by mystic on March 30, 2004, at 19:16:43
Mystic, Lexy and everyone:
I am just not sure about the whole weight gain thing. I've always been underweight, luckily - it's my genes. But then, I've never been 40 before either! I got married in July 2002, was at 128 (I'm 5'7"). Started Lex October 2003, was at about 130 - 133 (the myth is getting married makes you gain weight& it was true with me!). Went on 20 mg in Dec 2003 and am now hovering around 145 to 148. I've never weighed more than 140 in my life! It seems awfully unusual that I would gain 10+ lbs. in that short of time.So, go figure . . . is it being happily married finally (probably not, my husband was laid off, in grad school full time and still can't find a good job - we still have stresses). Is it that I'm cooking more since I have a family of 5? Maybe, but I only cook about 2 or 3 real meals a week & I'm busier than ever. I don't eat more or less junk, hardly ever eat fast food.
My conclusion after consulting with a couple of other threads on this site: SSRIs do effect metabolism and/or the "I'm full" signal, just as they are suppressing other things in our brain's chemistry. They do increase certain chemicals in your body that can cause fat cells to stick around more persistently. It has something to do with cortisol and the adrenal glands. Maybe it's thyroid related.
Sorry this was so long, but weight gain can be depressing and can make one feel tired too, so it's an important thing to watch when battling depression. Exercise and good diet aside, it is harder to take weight off when on an SSRI, I believe! But, it's not yet enough of a problem that I would trade weight loss for my sanity. My husband actually agrees with me there, surprisingly enough :-).
The main thing is, if you know it, you can guard against it - I didn't realize it could happen so didn't work as hard to combat it. Now I will - treadmill's been great!
~ Lynne
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Hey Lynne do you think that the weight gain is from your meds???...do you think the more you increased the more weight you gained and the harder it is to get off??..has anyone been having any weights issues???...I feel like poop tonight not sure just really foggy this really stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...Mystic
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