Posted by Steve on August 8, 1999, at 11:26:12
In reply to Re: Increasing Prozac dosage & weight gain, posted by Beager on August 7, 1999, at 12:49:57
I was on 80 mgs (the maximum dosage) for 4 years. I still gained weight, but after gaining 30 lbs it seemed to level off. Now I'm on Celexa and have the same problem. I think there has to be something about increasing seritonin that causes this.
> I wish someone (i.e. company) would do research and find out why these meds cause weight gain without eating more food. Then maybe there would be a way for us to lose the weight. I've been off Prozac for ten years and cannot lose any of the 30 pounds that I gained. (I, too, was one of those skinny, skinny people before Prozac.) Now I'm on Celexa which has completely killed my appetite (I have to force myself to eat and am probably consuming less than 900 calories a day) and yet I've gained five pounds. Go figure. (And yes, I excersise regularly.)
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> > My experience on Zoloft was that at dosages up to 150 a day I gained 30 lb. (despite plenty of exercise, eating sensibly, etc. etc.) and had great trouble losing any of it, but when my dosage was increased to 150 or 200 a day (so, near or at the max recommended dose), the weight slowly started coming off (with what appeared to be no change in my habits-- maybe my appetite was slightly less).
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