Re: Weight gain antidepressants please read

May 3, 2006

My doctor said Cymbalta would not make me groggy and it doesn't have the side

effect of weight gain as it makes some feel sick to their stomach. It make me

feel that way for three days and a good drink of water cured it even then. I'm

still on it now for one month, everything seems to be better. Weigh tomorrow

for first time since 2002....geesh....I need a starting point and then I won't

weight again for a year!

Donna B.

May 3, 2006

Thanks for passing along this info. I'm taking Celexa right now and

I'm probably about 5 pounds heavier than last fall. I figure I need

more exercise, which is hard because of pain from arthritis in my

feet. I'll ask the doctor about this.

So far, Celexa is working well for me other than the weight issues.

Good luck with your pregnancy! Congratulations!

Lenka

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> I wanted to tell everyone that I went into my gyno doctor last

week. He was not happy with the 40 pounds I have put on. He was

very worried about my CMT and the weight gain. He asked me why I

had gained so much weight considering I was 4 1/2 months pregnant

and 114 pounds when he first met me. I told him I really didn't know

why but that I was on Synthroid and Celexa.

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> I had started gaining weight on Paxil so I was changed to Celexa.

He was pretty upset that any doctor would put someone with CMT on a

drug that is known to cause weight gain. He changed me to

Wellburtrin XL. (Wellburtrin does not have a weight gaining side

effect.) He also prescribed an appetite suppressant for me to take

for a few months. He wanted me to get this weight off as soon as

possible for my feet.

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> So if any of you have had weight gain on an antidepressant I

suggest you google weight gain and the name of your antidepressant

and talk to your doctor.

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> I have lost 7 pounds and feel so much better. 28 pounds to go

before I am at my goal of 130 pounds. You can check you body mass

index on this site.

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> _Calculate your BMI - Standard BMI Calculator_

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