Doctor Tomorrow...ssri Recommendations

[Linj10]

I was in lexapro for a year and felt lethargic so I switched to Zoloft. Well I took if for 3 weeks and then weened myself off without the doctors permission. I go see her tomorrow and I'm dreading telling her this. But I was gaining weight like no other. I'm already overweight and had lost 45lbs but gained it all back on Zoloft and with I diagnosed thyroid issue.

I have been fine the 5 weeks I've been off of it but here recently my headaches and thoughts I doom and worst case scenarios have come back.

I am getting married and trying to loose my weight again, any ideas of an SSRI hat doesn't cause weight gain?

[Anoj]

You gained 45 lbs back from Zoft in three weeks???

I have heard Lexapro is the best as far as weight is concerned & that Paxil is the worst. I am weaning off of Zoloft now after 2 years due to 80 lbs of weight gain. At this point the negative=weight gain outweighs the benefit of this drug.

If you search my posts you can see more info on SSRIs. I have. Een discussing them lately.

Everyone is different, but in my experience, I have gained obscene amounts of weight on both SSRIs and SNRIs.

I have friends who have been able to maintain and control their weight on SSRIs, but it takes LOTS of work. Idk how they do it.

[Darlene]

i have pretty much tried them all. lexapro works best for me. calms the nervous system.

[corina]

I'm on Paxil for years now (tried to stop it for some time but needed it to calm down hr) and am doing pretty well on it. I didn't have the weight gain.

[Linj10]

The dr just decided to amp up my Wellbutrin to make up for what I haven't been taking. Hopefully it works.

[abbyw]

I'm on Lexapro and have gained 6 kilograms in 6 months. I wouldn't mind if it stopped at this point, but I don't want to keep gaining each month! But it is helping my POTS so well, that I am afraid to go off. Does Wellbutrin work for POTS like Lexapro does?

[lissy]

I never had issues with weight gain and SSRI's, is it possible that the thyroid issue was causing the weight gain?

I should include that while taking ssri's if your feeling improvement with your overall symptoms you'd naturally eat better, I definitely will be trying lexapro again because I need to calm my system and allow me to eat, down to 93lbs currently:(

[katT]

Sorry to hear about the weight gain! Were you on the brand name or generic? I take sertraline (which is the generic of zoloft) and only gained 5 lbs. I then started to track my calories more and once I got adjusted I am back down to my pre-med weight now. I would definitely talk to your doctor about it. Both my mom and sister took lexapro and both gained a fair amount of weight on that...so I would personally be apprehensive about that one. Good luck!

[Linj10]

Yes, I love the Wellbutrin! And it is the most weight neutral.

It was a combination of the two. Thyroid ands meds.

Lexapro only caused a small weight gain, but it was making me sluggish so that's when I switched to Zoloft.

I take the generic of both the Zoloft and the Wellbutrin