Posted by Cam W. on June 27, 2001, at 12:05:25
Jocor - I hope that you don't mind me asking you a question or two. Being a dietician, and having experience with weight-inducing antidepressants, could you tell me if your weight gain was of a delay-onset nature (ie. if it took 4 or 5 months to really manifest itself). I see this delayed weight gain with Paxil especially. I figure that it is the delay that caused researchers involved in clinical trials to miss this side effect (clinical trials last only 6 to 8 weeks, usually).
Also, would following a strict (but healthy) diet and regular vigorous workouts keep this weight off? In other words, do you think that the weight gain caused by antidepressants is mainly due to carbohydrate craving or due to binding of the AD to secondary receptors (eg. histamine, muscarinic, 5-HT3), or is the weight gain an inexorably linked part of all of these mechanisms?
Thanks for your insight - Cam
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