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Psychology Today talks about the link between weight and psychotropic drugs.
...drugs such as Prozac and Zoloft were believed to cause weight loss. Indeed, many antidepressants seem to be associated with an initial small loss, but new studies show that over months, patients not only regain what they lose, but add to it -- sometimes dramatically.
Maybe the fact that many people don't eat when depressed may have some impact. As the drug begins to work, the depression eases, and appetite may resume.
These popular drugs are likely to cause weight gain:
Paxil (paroxetine)
Marplan (isocarboxazid)
Lexapro (escitalopram)Weight neutral for most:
Prozac (fluoxetine)
Luvox (fluvoxamine)
Zoloft (sertraline)
Celexa (citalopram)
Wellbutrin (buproprion)
More like this in Psychology · Jul 13, 2005
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Not everyone who is depressed stops eating. Some people with emotional problems actually start eating more, even when they're not hungry. (There's something to "comfort food"!). Being overweight doesn't help depression, and the added gain while taking medications is a nasty side effect.
ReplyI gained 50 lbs within a year on Zoloft. I'm more depressed now and afraid to even try another option.
ReplyI've been on on celexa and the lexapro for the past 5 years and gained an average of 10 pounds a year!!! Never had weight problems in my life. What is going on? The weight gain itself is depressing.
ReplyI was on Celexa for years and I stopped them. I lost 60 lbs and restarted them about 5 months ago and I already gained 20 lbs since..I haven't changed anything in my daily life either..sooOo needless to say, I finally got back off them gradually this past month!! GRR!
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