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Posted by Tesssi on May 31, 2004, at 19:59:04
Has anyone went off of Effexor and experienced weight loss. I have put on almost 20 lbs. since starting effexor and am wondering if i will lose the weight once i am off effexor?
Posted by Racer on May 31, 2004, at 20:03:30
In reply to After Effexor...any weight loss?, posted by Tesssi on May 31, 2004, at 19:59:04
Posted by Tesssi on June 1, 2004, at 8:57:36
In reply to Virtually all came right off for me (nm) » Tesssi, posted by Racer on May 31, 2004, at 20:03:30
Racer, just wondering how old you are if you don't mind me asking. The reason is that i also turned 30 shortly after beginning effexor and can't help but wonder if aging contributed to my weight gain.
Posted by Racer on June 1, 2004, at 10:38:55
In reply to Re: Virtually all came right off for me, posted by Tesssi on June 1, 2004, at 8:57:36
I'm not gonna give numbers, if you don't mind, on accounta I'm older than you are -- "middle aged", how's that?
When I stopped the Effexor, the weight that had just crept on -- about 55 pounds, altogether -- just started creeping right back off. I didn't get as thin as I had been, which was actually good. I got to a few pounds heavier than I would have liked, but only about 5 more than I would have been aiming for had I been dieting. I didn't do anything besides stopping the drugs. No change in diet, no change in activity level, nothing. I just stopped the drug. It did take a few months -- but mostly because I wasn't paying any attention to it at all. One day, out of the blue, I stepped on a scale for a lark and noticed that I was about 30 pounds lighter than I had anticipated. Nice surprise, eh?
Good luck to you.
Posted by Tesssi on June 1, 2004, at 16:44:16
In reply to Older than that » Tesssi, posted by Racer on June 1, 2004, at 10:38:55
Thanks Racer...i am hoping mine just creeps back off too...that would be a nice surprise. :)
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