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Posted by autumn on March 6, 2001, at 13:19:34
my doctor prescribe dme zoloft too but i have not taken it yet for fear of weight gain. what other anti depressant can i ask for that does not cause weight gain?
Posted by ItsJustMe on March 6, 2001, at 14:15:23
In reply to zoloft and weight gain, posted by autumn on March 6, 2001, at 13:19:34
I'm sorry if this sounds harsh, but I just do not understand all this "drama" regarding ADs and weight gain. Which is more important: your mental health or your waistline?!?!
I have read several messages about people who have found the drug that works for their depression and then they quit taking it because they gain a little weight. I would give my right arm to find a drug that works for me (I am on my fifth drug)!!!
Can't we please focus on how ADs combat depression, rather than the few pounds they might add to our bodies?
> my doctor prescribe dme zoloft too but i have not taken it yet for fear of weight gain. what other anti depressant can i ask for that does not cause weight gain?
Posted by karenR on March 6, 2001, at 14:57:09
In reply to zoloft and weight gain, posted by autumn on March 6, 2001, at 13:19:34
> my doctor prescribe dme zoloft too but i have not taken it yet for fear of weight gain. what other anti depressant can i ask for that does not cause weight gain?
I was on zoloft for 2 years (50mg/day) and I *lost* weight. I had a
decrease in my appetite. I think everyone has a different reaction to
medication, and the only way to really know how it effects you is to try it.
Good luck!Karen
Posted by Kingfish on March 6, 2001, at 15:59:30
In reply to Re: zoloft and weight gain » autumn, posted by karenR on March 6, 2001, at 14:57:09
Celexa is supposed to be "weight neutral". I have taken 40 mg for about 8 months and noticed maybe a five pound gain.
I understand your concern. I gained about 10 pounds very quickly last year on Zyprexa and it was no help in my road to recovery.
Posted by Shirley1 on March 6, 2001, at 16:37:19
In reply to get real!, posted by ItsJustMe on March 6, 2001, at 14:15:23
It's just me,
I definately understand your feelings as I am still trying to find the ellusive med combination that works. In one way, I wish a med combination would work so well that I would be torn about gaining weight vs. staying with the drugs.
I have a extremely liberal attitude about weight compared to the rest of the society so for me, the fear isn't being a size 12 or 14 vs. being an 8. But what was so terrifying for me while on the Zoloft and currently being on the Prozac is that it seems the weight gain is never going to stop.
I don't believe in dieting as I used an anti diet philosophy to overcome an eating disorder so that's not an option. I have been trying to get more exercise but while I certainly didn't expect to lose much weight, I don't even feel toned unlike prior to drugs.
Interestingly, I am not even worried about the health aspects but I worry about having to keep shopping for clothes. Having a learning disability makes clothes shopping very hard and that is not good for my mental health. Catolog shopping is not an option because the LD affects my visual spatial skills and I have a heck of a time telling what the right size is to order.
I think if the man or woman upstairs said you will gain this amount of weight on an antidepressant, while I wouldn't like it, I could deal with it because I would know what I was dealing with. Unfortunately, when I was on the Zoloft, I was afraid of buying clothes at a certain size for fear I was quickly going to grow into the next size. Definately not good for my mental health.
Hopefully, I will find a medicine combination that works so well, I will have to deal my fear of the unknown weight gain. But unfortunately, after many years, that time has not arrived and it sounds like you're in the same boat.
I wish you lots of luck
Shirley
Posted by kerin on March 7, 2001, at 9:46:54
In reply to get real!, posted by ItsJustMe on March 6, 2001, at 14:15:23
Hey ItsJustMe -- let's talk after you gain 70 pounds and you're at risk for diabetes and heart problems! I wouldn't give a hoot if it were "a few pounds," but this weight gain in this amount is a serious health risk. Let's get real here.
Posted by autumn on March 8, 2001, at 0:25:54
In reply to For ItsJustMe, posted by kerin on March 7, 2001, at 9:46:54
autumn- i've been on at least ten ad's and i am sick of having no beneficial results. i am also worried about the weight gain since most of the other ones caused me weight gain. is zoloft gonna do the same? and what are other side effects? are they just like the other ssri's-prozac, paxil, etc.?
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