Weight loss/ gain/ antidepressants

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I have been doing a lot of research on weight loss and antidepressants. I

learned about a hormone called leptin.

If I understood correctly leptin is made in the liver and travels to your brain

telling it when to stop eating and how much fat your body needs to store.

Some antidepressants stop the lepton from reaching your brain so your body

assumes you are always hungry and very thin. You eat a lot and store the fat.

This interference with the leptin is what causes the weight gain side effect of

Paxil, Lexapro, Celexa, Zoloft, Cymbalta, Prozac and other SSRI's. As with any

other drug not everyone will have this side effect. Unfortunately I did gain

weight on Celexa and Paxil.

I am trying something new that I read would help on a website that I found. I am

taking 3 Omega 3's and one vitamin E in the morning and 3 and 1 in the

afternoon. The E and omega 3 are supposed to help get the leptin signal to my

brain so my body knows to let go of some

stored fat. I don't see why this wouldn't work for everyone that is over weight.

Anyone else want to try this with me?

_Weight loss after weight gain from Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Celexa

and other SSRIs._ (http://www.prozactruth.com/weight.htm)