Prozac and gaining weight
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it is really frustrating as I am working out more and eating less but yet I am still gaining weight. I was 105 lbs before I started taking this medication, and so gaining close to 40 lbs in a year and a half is a lot. My face look bloated, my stomach looks like I am about 4 months pregnant (although my arms and legs look pretty much the same) --- all so frustrating --- so anything information and advice is very welcome and will be very much appreciated.
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So the doctor changed me to Pristiq and said side effects will not be as bad as with Effexor. After taking it for 1 month I kept eating and gaining weight. And my menstrual cycle went crazy (one and a half months thinking I started an early menopause!). So I panicked and stopped Pristiq, but next day felt the horrible withdrawal effects (dizziness and nausea that kept me in bed). Next day I started taking 80 mg Prozac and withdrawal effects diminished.
Why the weight gain on these anit d's is it because you are so relaxed? Does Prozac have the same effect? I know 3 people on Prozac and they are skinny......I don't want to gain weight.
I have been on both citalopram and prozac but citalopram was longterm weight gain, dry mouth and headaches and prozac major short term weight gain. Came of prozac for that reason after only a few months and wonder if it would've settled with time, or go back to the one i was on for 12 years but had some side effects including weight gain.
Doc says my last option is mirtazapine but it is also an appetite stimulator.
If your still gaining weight try some moderate strength training, because muscle eats more fat when its hungry. Get 8 hours of sleep and drink plenty of water. If your still gaining weight and you care so much then keep a calorie journal and reduce your calories by 10%. Idf your still gaining weight keep track of how much weight you gain per week and adjust your caloric intake as needed.
It is entirely up to you what medications you will and will not take, irregardless of what the doctors recommend. (Obviously there ARE exceptions)
Switching ADs is NOT a life threatening decision and Prozac is not the ONLY AD that will work for you.
I have heard about Alli, only from TV commercials, so can't offer much of an opinion on that. But what I don't like are doctors who just keep adding more and more drugs with what seems to be the hope they'll eventually get it right.
The truth is, turning 40 is hard on a woman regarding weight. When I turned 40, I began gaining weight. I had my kids later in my late 30's and then had the task of losing weight. Much harder from 40 on!! Our metabolism naturally slows down. There is a statistic about how much weight a woman will gain naturally as they age without changing diet or exercise. We just gain weight and our metabolism slows. Darn, I personally hate that!!
If your concern is only the weight change factor just keep an eye on your weight and if you start to notice you that your gaining or losing call your doctor. The weight is one of the less serious side effects. But do your research on the Paxil and the dosage. Or nothing may happen at all the side effects vary from person to person. You may not have any side effects.
Would be good to know if sum ones had the same problem and had change of meds and what to.
Hi,
I've had OCD since April 2015. I tried meditation and eating foods that increase serotonin levels, but it honestly didn't help me. I started taking Prozac in July 2015 and I was so much better by September 2015. The side effects I noticed were initially losing weight and just recently, starting this month, gaining a little weight. But my focus has improved tremendously.
Hi. I had the same fear 3 months ago and let my OCD go for two months without treatment. It was the worst 2 months of my entire life. I felt i had no control over my brain but I was willing to go through that suffering instead taking medication and gaining weight. I was at my worst when I finally decided I can't do this to myself anymore and scheduled an apptmt with my psychiatrist to discuss medication as an option.
My advice, only because I've been through this my whole life..is to express your concerns about weight gain on these types of medication. I've found a good combination of meds for my bipolar. My doctor informed me that these meds I'm on are weight neutral. Lamictal, and bupropion xl. I've been on Lamictal for almost 5 years now and no weight gain at all. I know people ask what's more important, happiness associated with meds that make you gain weight or skinny and unhappy.
I noticed since I started taking the lexapro, I have gained about 10 pounds and it seems to be all in my belly, I have never had problems with weight before, I was the type of person who didn't exercise and never gained weight. Now I exercise and eat very little and still gain weight. I want to withdraw from this medication before it gets out of hand, when I start tapering and withdrawing I get extreme panic symptoms, so i don't know what to do, I feel stuck.
A question to anyone out there that's taken Prozac and gained weight have they changed to a different medication because of it and which one? Did it do the job it needs to without the weight gain of Prozac?
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