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Posted by damler_benz on November 13, 2003, at 21:11:30
Ok this is the first time I have posted on this site. Here is my perdicament. I am 28 years old 6'5" and 335 lbs. About 6 months ago I was doing great losing weight (to make the airforce standards) and was down to aprox 25% body fat. I was depressed and totaly stressed out. I went to the doctor and he perscribed Paxil. Within a month my weight went from 281 to 330. My body fat went from 25 to 37%. All the while the doctor denied that paxil had anything to do with it.I would have had to eat an aditional 6000 calories a day to increase my weight that much. I had been working out everyday combination of weights and cardio. Then I was put on Welbutrin. Which was fine but did not take care of my panic attacs. they added Zoloft to the mix but my weight continues to climb slowly. I was then put on Straterra to help with my ADD problems because I was trying to go to school and work. I am now at the last endpass before going back to a civilian life. Is there any clinical studies to backup the weight issues with Welbutrin, Zoloft and Stratera? I need to get them if there are to try to salvage my career. any help is apreciated.
Posted by pixygoth on November 14, 2003, at 6:36:54
In reply to Help going to get kicked out of the military , posted by damler_benz on November 13, 2003, at 21:11:30
If you're sure, that's fine, but do you really want to be in the military? For someone with anxiety/ depression issues is it definitely the best thing?
I know lots of people don't have a lot of choice (are you in the US?)
so good luck whatever.
These drugs certainly do mess with the metabolism. It's *not* an extra 6000 cals, as you say, it's just that your body uses the normal calories differently.
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Posted by fallsfall on November 14, 2003, at 20:58:06
In reply to Re: Help going to get kicked out of the military , posted by pixygoth on November 14, 2003, at 6:36:54
Strattera tends to cause weight LOSS.
Posted by pixygoth on November 17, 2003, at 15:01:13
In reply to Re: Help going to get kicked out of the military » pixygoth, posted by fallsfall on November 14, 2003, at 20:58:06
hmmm... Effexor is supposed to cause weight loss too, but it doesn't for lots of people (inc. me - put on lots). It looks to me as if you can't trust what the leaflet says - actually I've just remembered that lots of them list weight gain *and* loss as SEs, don't they?
Everyone reacts differently, what I was trying to say was that even if the doctor accuses you of eating too much etc, it *might* not be like that.
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