Going off zoloft weight loss
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After making the connection between the weight gain and the zoloft, I weaned myself off, which was not fun (brain zaps are terrible!).
After about 4 months of struggling to lose the weight (and having it not budge), I finally got on wellbutrin XL, 150mg. It didn't seem to really do much, but I was very slowly seeing the weight come off (that is, I was losing about a pound a week eating 1200 calories a day and exercising 1 to 2 hours a day).
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I was on Zoloft for three years - 150 mgs. I gained about 50 pounds and I've now been off Zoloft for nearly a year. Although I haven't gained any more weight, I haven't LOST any of it either, despite strict diet and exercise. It just won't budge. Does Zoloft permanently screw up your metabolism? My doctor told me after a month or two being off, the weight would start falling off, but it never happened. She now says I may have a thyroid problem.
once the medication is our of your system the side effects will have gone away, what you are experiencing is most likely due to another medical condition or a symptom of depression/anxiety/etc whatever the reason you were taking the lexapro for, if it was for depression, a common symptom of depression is weight gain/weight loss. i was on zoloft for a bit and ballooned from 140 to 160 in about 2 months, i came off it eventually and lost the weight, but i also wasnt 'depressed'.
She was surprised when I reported the weight loss at our 4 week check up so I am presuming that weight loss is not normally a symptom of Zoloft.. Do you think the Liothyronine was the reason for the weight loss? If so, can I replace my Thyroxine drug (T4) with the Liothyronine? Is Liothyronine a T3 drug? Thanks....
Most weight loss aids, won't help you lose a lot of weight; or if they do, chances are that you will gain it all back again once you stop using the product.
You would be much better off to implement some small lifestyle changes, such as drinking water instead of soda, eliminate sugary foods, as well as those made from white flour; switch to whole grains, brown rice, low/no fat dairy or other small changes. They don't all have to be made at once.
Absolutely. I lost 12 pounds in 3 weeks. Have you had off the hook anxiety for the last 6 to 8 months? For me everything tasted like cardboard and I had no desire to eat. If that is the case for you, it isn't healthy to be in this state of anxiety so you may want to consider talking to your doctor again.
Hence I cannot say with certainty that stopping Zoloft will restore the weight. The decision to taper off Zoloft should be based on the clinical symptoms. It is best to take your treating psychiatrist's opinion regarding the weight gain issue.
Zoloft can be gradually discontinued over 3-6 weeks. You can reduce 25mg/week for a 3 week taper. If you experience symptoms of the discontinuation syndrome, you may go back to 75mg and try the slower taper (25mg every 2 weeks).
This medication is known to help people lose weight and is actually prescribed as such in some countries. I think it was the combination of going off of the Zoloft and starting on the Topamax that caused the weight loss. I recently was prescribed Abilify and started gaining weight immediately. I stopped taking it. Good luck!
I run competitively and have been on Zoloft. I am not sure if the weight loss is due to the drug. I would suspect it could be from depression, pressure, etc, but that weight is definitely not healthy. Most people here on this forum will actually talk about weight gain while on these types of medications. Is your daughter talking with a counselor? If not, it may time to do this, especially with the weight loss...please keep us posted!
since you only took them for 2 months it will be easier to recover. I have been on Zoloft before and when I weaned off that I was fine. It's not addictive as far as I know, but it takes about 2-3 weeks to really start working. That's what stinks about anti-depressants, they take a long time to start working. Congrats on making it four days. You can do it. Remember the worst is almost over.
Although Effexor has helped me a lot, I think I'm ready to go off of it. My mother and sister both suffer from pretty serious depression, and I've had it pretty mildly off and on over the years. A few months after a bad breakup I was still really upset, so I asked my doctor to put me on an antidepressant. She also treats my mother and sister and didn't really ask me any questions, just wrote up a prescription. So I've been taking it for about a year and a half.
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