![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 3 of 3. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by skp on October 15, 2003, at 5:51:59
HI
Thanks to all who have previously given advice..very helpful lot...u lot!
I am Effexor 75xr , and have been for 5 weeks...in the first 2 weeks I lost 8-10lbs and am now gaining weight quite fast! I have been on ADs before...firstly Prozac, which I can't really remeber how it made me feel..I know it can cause 'manic' states in some. Then I was on Seroxat...I believe that one caused all my weight gain at the time. So i am very concerened about putting on weight again..does anyone know which Ads are least likely to cause this...I am thinking about Prozac...ur advice would be great!
Sx
Posted by wsj on October 15, 2003, at 9:38:27
In reply to WEIGHT GAIN, posted by skp on October 15, 2003, at 5:51:59
i've lost 24 lbs. on my first month and a half on lexapro. but i also exercise.
Posted by galkeepinon on October 16, 2003, at 3:45:41
In reply to WEIGHT GAIN, posted by skp on October 15, 2003, at 5:51:59
Hi, if you go back to PB 2000, here, you will find the start of a thread about weight gain and antidepressants:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000209/msgs/21781.html
Weight gain is a tough issue with A LOT of these medications it seems~especially if you don't need to gain weight :-(
Paxil (Seroxat)/Paroxetine Hydrochloride, set me off with an allergic reaction, but I didn't gain much weight when I took it, which was only about 2 weeks, before I ended up in the psych ward, crawling out of my skin.
Prozac was my first AD and I gained almost 80 pounds, it made me *fluffy*
I have also been on Effexor, highest dose being 75mg. The first week or so, I had NO appetite. As the weeks went on, I noticed that my appetite was beginning to return to normal and at times, increased. I only gained about 7 or 8 pounds after I started Effexor.
I'm currently taking Lexapro and have gained about 10 pounds. Celexa, however, did not cause me any weight gain, and I may go back to taking that instead.
This is just 'my' experience.There is a book entitled "PROZAC: PANACEA OR PANDORA?"
You may want to take a look at it, you can buy it from Amazon.
Best wishes:-)
> HI
> Thanks to all who have previously given advice..very helpful lot...u lot!
> I am Effexor 75xr , and have been for 5 weeks...in the first 2 weeks I lost 8-10lbs and am now gaining weight quite fast! I have been on ADs before...firstly Prozac, which I can't really remeber how it made me feel..I know it can cause 'manic' states in some. Then I was on Seroxat...I believe that one caused all my weight gain at the time. So i am very concerened about putting on weight again..does anyone know which Ads are least likely to cause this...I am thinking about Prozac...ur advice would be great!
> Sx
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.