Antidepressants and weight loss

merflan

Has anyone bee on any antidepressants (other than Wellbutrin) and had success with weight loss? I can't beleive that still 2 years later, how slllllooooooow my progress has been. Its getting very very frustrating. My doctor warned me it was going to be hard, but I didn't think it would be like this....

goldspaula

After menopause, my doctor prescribed Celexa. I felt so much better and when I did diet, I lost weight. I felt so happy all the time I didn't really want to diet though. My sister was on it long term and did fine. She was active and got down to a size 8 for her wedding!

megsta21

Maybe try St Johns Wort.... its a herbal alternative.. and it definitely worked for me... xxx

rochelleac8

I have been prescribed Wellbutrin which you mentioned being on anything OTHER than that. I don't know if Abilify is an Anti-depressant or just a mood stabilizer. And i'm also taking Klonopin for anxiety (yes...at 25 i'm a mess...) And so far my weight loss has been quick. but now i'm at my usual "plateau" weight and I'm not sure if I'll make it below it....i'm gonna keep trying...

dietcokaholic2

I have been on Depakote, Wellbutrin, Seroquel, Ambien and a bunch of other meds for a long while. I am on a 1200 calorie diet and ride my stationary bike with weights and have been losing weight relatively well! Best of luck to you!

merflan

Good to hear some encouraging stories. I lost quickly over the summer when i was on Wellbutrin, but couldn't stay on it, so went back onto the Celexa. I figured it wasn't worth it, to be miserable just to be skinny! So since September, I've put weight right back on. I've always excercised a lot, but have focused on cardio over the summer...time to get back to weights and bodypump. I think I need to start tracking my calories a lot closer as well. Hopefully in six weeks I'll see some progress!