sursyot04 asked:


My new doctor just prescribed Prozac for me and said that it may cause me to gain weight. I am terrified since I have an eating disorder and gaining any weight horrifies me. In the past I have been on several other anti-depressants and none of them caused me to gain weight. I don’t know what to do.

MRose asked:


Lipitor
Klonopin
Ativan
Zoloft
Geodon
Lamictal
Trazadone
Phentermine (its supposed to be a metabolism booster)
Fexofenadine
Dicyclomine

I’ve put on 20 pounds in a year, and when I told my doctor my concerns, he actually laughed at me (yes, I’m looking for a new doctor) and said that they all cause weight gain (he put me on the last three and lipitor) but all the research i’ve done doesnt say they cause weight gain (he used zoloft as an example, and on the zoloft website it says it can actually cause weight loss)

so what gives? are the pills really to blame? i know its a nice little cocktail, but I havent found any reason for me to be gaining weight like this. i diet and excercise regularly, why do i keep gaining? (he checked my thyroid and he told me its not an issue, im beginning to doubt him…)

(i recently switched from ativan to klonopin and from lamictal to geodon, so im not on all of the above)

stewarthelmsjustin asked:


My friend has Lupus and is so very weak from the disease. When she takes the steroids they give her then she gains alot of weight - and she hates that. Any other options?