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)

luv4ethanc asked:


Over the years I have been on anti depressants and have, I feel, gained weight because of them. I have started noticing all of these commercials for weight loss such as Lipoprene. Does anyone know if it is safe to take both antidepressants and weight pills together?

K S asked:


Hi.

I am taking Prozac for OCD.
I think it is starting to kick in.
I have used Zoloft and that made me gain weight. So I reduced my doses to 50mg from 175mg. So I am now taking just 50 mg. The weight gain has stopped. I have been taking Prozac, and do not seem to have gained anything yet. My appetite seems strange, at times gone and at times I eat. I play with my doses I am supposed to be at 40mg but have gone up to 60mg (OCD got bad), but I am planning to drop to 40mg and follow Docs orders. I do know what SSRI’s are and how they workk, so I am not looking for explanations.
What I want to know - has anyone taken any other SSRI and gained weight, then gone onto Prozac, and lost? How long does it take before weight loss occurs? Also, could Zoloft 50mg be preventing weight loss, even though I am on Prozac and holding my weight constant.

I can pretty much deal anything but weight gain. Any experiences?
Thanks for the first answer - I do however know all the ins and outs of Prozac. I know whats its used for. I have read quite a lot of mixed reasearch on it.
Much is said that it causes weight loss, but a lsome people claim that it has caused weight gain. So I just want to know what people have to say. The evidence is way to mixed.

DARIN