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Posted by janejj on June 10, 2003, at 17:37:23
Well I gained 20 lbs in the short 2 months I took celexa, enough weight to even give a strech mark.
So now I have been off celexa for like over a month and the weight has not shifted and I feel like punching a hole in the wall because of this...it gets me really angry!! I have never been overweight in my whole life and I don't want to put myself at risk of getting heart disease or diabetes.
I want to know how others managed to get rid of this weight and how ?
I read on Prozac truth about taking tyrosine, to improve liver function and hence speed up metaboblism that has been slowed down by taking SSRIs.Anyone else try this ?
Thanks, janejj
Posted by bookgurl99 on June 10, 2003, at 18:27:26
In reply to Pissed off with crappy SSRI weight gain..., posted by janejj on June 10, 2003, at 17:37:23
Yeah, I gained about 20 pounds on Zoloft this year.
If it makes you feel better, I suddenly lost 15 pounds after getting off Serzone. With no conscious changes in my diet. It might shift.
I'm eating a higher protein diet (got used to sugary things on ZOLOFT), and lifting weights 2x/week. Trying to do a bit more. Walking for an hour a day seems to help most people, if they do it for several months.
Posted by heather66 on June 10, 2003, at 18:39:44
In reply to Re: Pissed off with crappy SSRI weight gain..., posted by bookgurl99 on June 10, 2003, at 18:27:26
Oh no. This is bad news that you gained weight on Zoloft. I just switched from Lexapro to Zoloft. And i have been craving everything chocolate/sweet and eating everything with absolutely no motivation to diet or exercise. I'm convinced I'm on the wrong medication and may stop taking it.
I'd also like to know - HOW do i lose the weight that I already gained from all this medicine. I have gained 35 pounds in 2 years - most of that time I was on Celexa.
I am buying all new bigger clothes which is pissing me off, too.
Posted by Janelle on June 10, 2003, at 19:18:01
In reply to Re: Pissed off with crappy SSRI weight gain..., posted by heather66 on June 10, 2003, at 18:39:44
Gee, the only meds I had ever heard involved in weight gain are: Zyprexa (A-P), Remeron (AD) and Depakote (Anti-Migraine?).
This is bumming me out big time. I never heard that SSRI's also can cause weight gain. I've been on Celexa for quite some time - have not gained, but can't seem to lose what I want to either. Now I'm on a very low dose of that but had my Depakote increased. Ack. You can't win. If it's not one, it's another.
Seems like being on any kind of pyschotropic (spelling?) med will cause weight gain. :-(
Posted by heather66 on June 10, 2003, at 20:27:44
In reply to Re: Pissed off with crappy SSRI weight gain..., posted by Janelle on June 10, 2003, at 19:18:01
tell us how did you lose weight? We want to know. Do we have to go off the medication and then exercise and diet for months? Is that the only way to lose the weight?
Posted by allisonm on June 11, 2003, at 7:55:42
In reply to If you lost weight after gaining from med, tell us, posted by heather66 on June 10, 2003, at 20:27:44
Yup. Some gain weight on a particular drug while others lose weight or stay the same weight.
I gained weight on lithium and Remeron and nothing I did could get it off. I could only maintain the large size I was (had become) by swimming for an hour 3x/week.
Getting on Wellbutrin caused remarkable weight loss. Serzone seemed to help also. I went from a size 18 down to a size 12 pair of jeans. I just didn't feel like eating, and didn't. It was great. No need to "try" to exercise it off.But now I'm off Serzone and on Zoloft since September. Have gone back up to a size 16 jean. Also I don't or have not exercised. Now that the weather is nicer, I want to try walking more.
All of this weight gain and loss is troubling. I loved the weight loss and hated the weight gain. But in both cases I was still not feeling well.
Now that I am taking Zoloft with the Wellbutrin, I feel much better emotionally and am beginning to think that the added girth is worth feeling better. I would not trade it for less weight but more dis-ease. I just need to figure out how to lose it the old fashioned way, I guess.
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Posted by Ron Hill on June 11, 2003, at 8:51:41
In reply to Re: If you lost weight after gaining from med, tel, posted by allisonm on June 11, 2003, at 7:55:42
Allison,
I haven't seen you roaming the halls of PB for quite awhile, but maybe I've just not been looking down the right hallway. Have you been lurking or just away?
In my minds eye, I've always seen you as level-headed. Good to "see" you again.
> Now that I am taking Zoloft with the Wellbutrin, I feel much better emotionally and am beginning to think that the added girth is worth feeling better. I would not trade it for less weight but more dis-ease. I just need to figure out how to lose it the old fashioned way, I guess.
Good to hear that your meds are treating you well.
-- Ron
Posted by allisonm on June 11, 2003, at 11:53:24
In reply to Re: Hi Allison! Long time, no see. » allisonm, posted by Ron Hill on June 11, 2003, at 8:51:41
Hi, Ron,
Thanks. I figured I'd be forgotten by now.
I have been pretty busy and also have been feeling quite well -- both of those things make me less apt to visit PB.
Otherwise, I lurk every month or so. Haven't had a lot to say. I find I visit more (sometimes obsessively) and have more to say when I am not feeling so well. Go figure.
Thanks again and take care.
Allison
Posted by Jackster on June 12, 2003, at 14:47:12
In reply to If you lost weight after gaining from med, tell us, posted by heather66 on June 10, 2003, at 20:27:44
> tell us how did you lose weight? We want to know. Do we have to go off the medication and then exercise and diet for months? Is that the only way to lose the weight?
Yes - it is actually possible. I've been on Paxil 40mg for 5 years. In the first year I gained about 7kg. I joined a gym and after about 2 months only lost 2kg. I pretty much gave up losing the rest of the weight until about 6 months ago. I joined a gym again - and despite working out intensely I still didn't lose any weight. I talked to one of the gym instructors and she asked if I ate healthily. I had to admit that I kind of saw working out regularly as a good excuse to eat whatever I wanted. I decided to try dieting as a last resort. It was really hard as I've been skinny all my life and basically been able to eat what I wanted without gaining weight - until I started on Paxil. But it worked. I finally lost the 5kg and got back to my pre-Paxil weight. I've come to the conclusion that as long as I'm on Paxil I'm going to have to be careful about what I eat. :(
Anyway - it IS possible.
Jackie
Posted by heather66 on June 17, 2003, at 11:00:52
In reply to Re: If you lost weight after gaining from med, tell us » heather66, posted by Jackster on June 12, 2003, at 14:47:12
Thank you for your post:
"It was really hard as I've been skinny all my life and basically been able to eat what I wanted without gaining weight - until I started on Paxil."
This is the same for me - I've been skinny all my life until these meds. First Celexa, now Zoloft.
I keep thinking about dieting and have good intentions, but then I eat junk. I really need to stop eating junk. I just need some motivation.
Posted by KimberlyDi on June 17, 2003, at 16:51:06
In reply to Re: If you lost weight Jackster, posted by heather66 on June 17, 2003, at 11:00:52
Hey peoples: Another thought, if any of you have reached your 30's, weight gain can become an issue regardless of whatever meds you take. :) My metabolism slowed down drastically in my early 30's. Frustrating as heck.
Just a thought, Kim
> Thank you for your post:
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> "It was really hard as I've been skinny all my life and basically been able to eat what I wanted without gaining weight - until I started on Paxil."
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> This is the same for me - I've been skinny all my life until these meds. First Celexa, now Zoloft.
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> I keep thinking about dieting and have good intentions, but then I eat junk. I really need to stop eating junk. I just need some motivation.
Posted by Jackster on June 18, 2003, at 4:53:45
In reply to Re: If you lost weight Jackster, posted by heather66 on June 17, 2003, at 11:00:52
> Thank you for your post:
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> "It was really hard as I've been skinny all my life and basically been able to eat what I wanted without gaining weight - until I started on Paxil."
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> This is the same for me - I've been skinny all my life until these meds. First Celexa, now Zoloft.
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> I keep thinking about dieting and have good intentions, but then I eat junk. I really need to stop eating junk. I just need some motivation.
I didn't even bother trying to lose weight at first - I read so many stories about people trying everything to lose weight they'd gained from AD's without success that I thought it was impossible. Just wanted people to know that it is actually possible to lose the weight - unfortunately it's the hard way of diet and exercise. So it's worth trying. (And once you've lost the weight it's a lot easier to maintain it).Good luck
Jackie
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