Have You Ever Been On A Medication That Caused Weight Gain?

Question

About a year and a half ago my Doctor put me on an Antidepressant (Paxil) for anxiety and depression. While the medication has helped lower my anxiety levels and improve my overall mood, it has also led to me gaining almost 50 pounds in a year and a half (see before and after picture below).

While I do try to watch what I eat, the medication has made me more hungry throughout the day. I try to exercise a few times a week, but I haven't been able to stop gaining weight. Have you ever experienced this, and if so, were you able to lose weight without stopping the medication?

Have You Ever Been On A Medication That Caused Weight Gain?

PaganWarrior · Accepted Answer

Yes. I was put on citalopram ( had to bump it up to 20 mg ), and I no longer have panic attacks etc. I was having a lot of them during the day over nothing at all sometimes, and other times because I got it into my head that I wasn't breathing right, but I was.

I gained weight in the same time frame, and I don't eat LOADS, but I have noticed an incline of appetite. I used to eat late at night ( cereal, or toast, or 2-3 rounds of ham with mayo on a sarny ) now, it's nothing or an icelolly if there's any in, and one cup of coffee.

I just don't like the way I look anymore :( it's depressing. I am trying to get back to how I was, though. Slim, toned, and that wasn't even with working out. I was just like that.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I've had some odd reactions on different antidepressants. One made me have no hunger at all. You might ask your doctor if she or he could lower the dose a little bit. If there isn't a lower dose some compounding labs will spit the medication for you if it is in a capsule form.

KaiOZ · Accepted Answer

Yep I was on literally like the worst medication for weight gain too. Its a medication called Olanzapine. Was on it for about 4-5 years and stopped taking it about 3 months ago. I went from 80kgs which was really skinny for me to the point people thought I was too skinny and went up to 107 kgs rapidly. Gained weight so fast that it gave me stretch marks all over my thighs and some on my stomach and arms. Since I stopped I'm now down to 91kgs so far. Problem is I was exercising like crazy every single day, eating well and all that would happen is I would gain weight. So glad I'm off it and feel mentally better too. Only problem I'm having now is sleep issues.

reptocarl · Accepted Answer

Paxil is notorious for it but fortunately there are plenty others in the same class that don’t cause that. by the way Paxil is a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat depression. It and all in its class are not antidepressants. Another to stay away from for weight gain is Remeron. Drs look at side effects sometimes as beneficial. If a person suffering depression doesn’t eat they’ll sometimes put them on a med that has a side effect that stimulates the appetite for example. It’s a guessing game and finding the right med combination can be a long process of trial and error. Don’t give up. Good luck

jiffy1971 · Answer

Yes.

I lost weight tho by going on the israelite diet.
I didn't eat sugar or junk food.
No artificial anything.
No caffeine.
Basically the diet was:

If God made it and pronounced it clean the eat it.
If man made it or tampered with it, leave it alone.

MoscowMitch · Answer

Yes I was on a medication that caused me to gain weight. No, I wasn't able to lose weight until I stopped taking it. You need to refuse your meds and demand your doctor gives you something else. There are countless anti-depressants and they don't all cause weight gain.

genericname85 · Answer

anxiety and depression are in the vast majority of cases signs of problems in your life that need fixing. pills won't fix your life.

LIM1T · Answer

You generally eat more when you're depressed - Like junk food

stormbreaker06 · Answer

doctors are sellsmen. Now you gotta spend extra money for weight loss. All you need is vegetables and to be physically active. Stay off the drugs.

D_Bone_Steak · Answer

That's a dude with moobs that took estrogen as far as I can tell. Not fooling me with those orangutan arms.

RobLovesDemi1234 · Answer

you won't be able to lose the weight while you're on the meds its almost impossible

LuWe22 · Answer

Yes but it did nothing to me. They said it can led to over 30kg weight gain but still nothing.

humanearth · Answer

I dont take medications. My meds come from the ground that grows

VaibhavSharma1991 · Answer

I gained only a small amount of weight from antidepressants. I stopped gaining weight when it was not necessary so i didn't worry about it

sidhesh · Answer

I think this is psychological condition that was causing depression and know overeating. Must visit a psychologist

LittleElla33 · Answer

Yes I was on Prednisone that made me gain weight

Anonymous · Answer

Lmfao all trannies are depressed and have anxiety, you probably eat the sadness away as well, one mental illness leads to another am I right?

MajesticTwelve · Answer

Should ask him to switch to a different one.

BeHappy1985 · Answer

Its a guy on the left and a girl on the right... Why you trollin?

Jmmmfi4 · Answer

Well quite obviously have him put you on a different medication.

lovedejj_xo · Answer

Birth control 😒 I stopped taking it

EmmaMary · Answer

That's definitely not you on the right.

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Yep. Dextrose made me gain weight.

Anonymous · Answer

Yup. I hear that.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes happened to me

DaddyRollingStone · Answer

That looks like more than 50 fam

blondfrog · Answer

Yes I have.

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