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Antidepressants and weight change
Has anybody experienced weight gain with antidepressants? After taking these for 12 months I have gained 13kg? Now that I have stopped I have lost my appetite and I wonder if I will see a change as although my diet exercise and lifestyle did not change over the 12 months I feel as though this medication is the only contributing factor?
Thanks Gabrielle, it's definitely a catch 22 be depressed and skinny or go off the pill to see which one is the cause? I've had the dr experiment by taking me off the pill for a few months but no changes so I I'm thinking for my weight gain the lexapro is the cause! Confusing! Well I hope you get there in the end it's a difficult journey and heartbreaking when your medication is overruling your good diet and exercise so you get nowhere! x
I gained 15kg in 18 months and i am now trying to lose it now. I started to gain weight when i started taking the anti depressants (escitalopram) but also when i started to take the pill. I dont think it was because of the anti depressants i think it was just my diet and lack of exercise. It isnt worth it for me to go off the anti depressants either because it will just make me gain more weight and incredibly depressed. All i can say is ask your doctor.
Many antidepressants are associated with weight gain. More problematic is the apathy that some cause.
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