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I had a baby then didnt eat for about a month so lost all of the pregnancy weight and was back to my normal weight and now I am two stone heavier than when I fell pregnant. Just constantly hungry all of the time with the meds. Haven't suffered from constipation so I guess that I have to be thankful for something!
Hi there,
Concerta is quite well known to cause weight loss, common complaints of appetite being suppressed, not being hungry, feeling full etc occur in all ages and gender. Significant weight loss is probably one of the more common reasons for a change in medication, so i would definitely recommend discussing your weight loss concerns with your prescribing dr.
I sometimes think doctors don't tell you the real percentage of weight gain with a drug.
I was on cipralex for years and it didn't matter how much I worked out, weight loss was minimal. On a high carb diet and no excercise, I gained 40 or so lbs.
Everytime I go off of cipralex I lose weight. I don't care what they say, cipralex causes weight gain.
I was on mirtzapanine for a short while and I felt happy for once but together with the cipralex the 30 lbs came back within a month!
I ended up trying topomax after that and it worked pretty well. One of the side effects of topomax was weight loss and I think it had a hand in helping me lose 50lbs. Which helped with joint pain, of course because I didn't have to carry that 50lbs around on my small frame.
The side effects you've had from cymbalta/savella sound like the ones I had with paxil/ultram. I developed Seratonin Sydrome (which was acknowleged as a risk).
Would a combination of 500mg of zoloft + 600mg of cymbalta and 7.5 mg of klonipin be fatal?
] The cymbalta (a SNRI) at 60mg/day is the usual dose. Both celexa and cymbalta are for majore depressive disorder. In addition, cymbalta is also used for anxiety, and for pain of osteoarthritis, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and fibromyalgia.
It is possible that cymbalta was being prescribed for major depression *and* additional specific chronic pain conditions, while the celexa was for major depression.
Once she attended her las visit with her Rheumatologist he asked how she done on Cymbalta which was the last of the 3 drugs and she explained she did not like the side affects, he replied there is nothing left to give you!
I stated to him ( what about the drug Topamax ? ) it is meant to calm the nerves for Epilepsy and should do the same for Fibromyalgia!
He replied we have many patients that are on it you can try it if you want?
I suffer from OCD and have tried numerous serotonin meds, all of which I have had extreme side effects. My doctor put me on Cymbalta, but I have notices increased weight gain. I recently lost quite a bit of weight and no have put back on 15 lbs. She has suggested I try Luvox, but don't know if I should or not. I worked so hard to lose this weight and don't want to gain any more. I am at a loss of what decision to make.
Yes it is true that Cymbalta helps with pain, it is often used to help people coming off strong painkillers, I don't know the full details though.
It sounds like you have been prescribed the anti depressants to help with the anxiety, as they treat both.
my son just so happens to be here right now. he has been on cymbalta for two years now...after trying prozac and effexor. he has alot of anxiety also and it seems to work the best for him. i asked him about the side effects...and he said he had none...no brain zaps either.
guess everyone is different on how things affect them. the prozac and effexor both made him more depressed.
Well that's very great news. Some of us are on medications that don't cause weight gain and it is much better. But some of us still are and the medications still work and don't cause other problems. For myself, the mood stabilizer I take Clonidine causes weight gain. I bought some chocolates today and I had already eaten dessert. I was going to snack on them anyway but I told myself not to or the weight gain would start so I didn't.
You say Cymbalta worked, but yet you're on two other drugs. The combination of Cymbalta and Wellbutrin is especially odd, as both are quite stimulating. Getting off means a long, slow taper that takes as long as it takes for you, but most people do get off these meds eventually. My only question is, again, if it's working so well, why are you in need of two other meds, and why do you want to stop taking it?
I have not taken Lexapro, but I have taken other SSRIs (Prozac, Effexor and Cymbalta). All of them caused the brain zaps. Effexor was the worst offender, and I tapered it ridiculously slowly, and the problem hung on for a very long time. At least I found out it was a withdrawal problem by them - after stopping Prozac I had the brain zaps and suspected I was getting multiple sclerosis or something.
Seroquel xr does cause weight gain, but for me it does not affect me sexually, I feel if you excersise everyday your weight should be fine. Cymbalta is a wonderful drug for me, lamitcal, seroquel xr, I take them at night so i wont feel tired during the day but trying to shacking it off in the morning is hard thing to do, coffee seems to help. I tried lithium and man i was feeling like a zombie everyday all day, I dont like that feeling. I really dont have any major side affects with these drugs.
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