9 Comments

1. jonas_tripps_79  •  Aug 23, 2009 @9:40 am
   

   Too much pie, thats your problem.

2. susan g  •  Aug 23, 2009 @11:18 am
   

   any antidepressant causes weight gain, it slows your metabolism, no matter what you eat or how much you excersise. I gained 25 pds when I was on Celexa, no matter what I did/ I lost it all when I went off it 2 years ago.

3. sweet  •  Aug 25, 2009 @2:49 am
   

   yes some of those meds above do make you gain weight…i would get a 2nd opinion…i am overweight now due to remeron…because it makes me eat more. i am also on lamictal

4. oldgruffgrump  •  Aug 25, 2009 @4:04 am
   

   Different people react differently to medications. so a medication that may cause you to gain weight may not have the same effect on someone else. You can browse through internet forums and read what other people have said about weight gain with each of the drugs you mentioned. Look through these search results for information about weight gain with each of the drugs. The results are from the health forums search engine, DNoneOfTheAbove.com:

   Ativan:

   Dicyclomine

   Fexofenadine:

   Geodon:

   Klonopin:

   Lamictal:

   Lipitor:

   Phentermine:

   Trazadone:

   Zoloft:
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5. Brenda J  •  Aug 27, 2009 @8:57 pm
   

   well this isn’t really going to answer you
   but
   I take Zoloft along with lot of other meds for different reasons……i have LOST a lot of weight, and I am not trying to either..I eat what i want
   My husband is on Lipitor and other meds..he also has lost weight for no reason, so i guess it can go either way, or you may need another doc, at least for a second opinion

6. Emily C  •  Aug 30, 2009 @5:05 pm
   

   Zloft, often. Not sure about the others, but check out the side effects on their websites.

7. raindrop  •  Aug 31, 2009 @5:33 am
   

   zoloft causes weight gain ive been on it for a year and a half and ive gained at least 50lbs sometimes all the pills mixed together cause different side effects then when they are alone i would recomend getting off some of them or changing them
   i know how difficult it is to find a combo that works so you might just have to deal with gaining a little weight

   good luck

8. arily666  •  Sep 2, 2009 @11:18 am
   

   the method used by dr.’s for thyroid is TSH testing and it is sometimes very unreliable also if you have a thyroid problems see a specialist .
   I did and he changed my treatment and I lost 80lbs so far. diet and exercise are minimal compared to body chemistry

9. jjewel  •  Sep 4, 2009 @5:44 am
   

   All those meds can cause weight gain…but your probably putting weight on for the same reasons you are taking those meds. Look for another Dr. and even a Dr. for natural remedies as well as psychotherapist considering the types of med you’ve been prescribed.
   also, tests for thyroid only show what is normal for the average person. What is normal for the average person may be slightly abnormal for you…you could have mild dysfunction of the thyroid and adrenal. Check out a website written by a Dr. Rind.

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