Weight Loss & Medication

Nikkerz620

Anyone on a medication that makes you gain weight or not able to lose?

I started on an SSRI last summer and gained almost 30 lbs in 3 months and since then I'll lose 2 lbs and then gain 2 lbs. I am gaining muscle which I can tell but my measurements and weight have not changed.

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and overcame it without burning yourself out.

Thanks in advance.

wriglucy

This link has a lot of good info. There was one person on there (don't remember her name) but she seemed to really know her stuff. And I know some meds do cause weigth gain, or make it hard to lose.....I switched to Welbutrim a couple of weeks ago, and so far I don't think I've noticed anything (haven't weighed myself in awhile).


Oops...forgot the link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/197853-antidepressants-and-weight

Nikkerz620

My doctor put me on wellbutrin XL also in addition to my other med but it hasn't helped me lose anything. I guess not gaining anymore is a good thing but I just want to get back to how I was last summer.

Sunny_Lexie

I took SSRI too, but they suppressed my appetite so I lost a few pounds, but nothing extraordinary. The weird thing with SSRI is that you don't know how it will affect your weight balance, depends on people...