Celexa- Weight Gain or Loss?

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  • tpr0913
    tpr0913 Posts: 5
    I've been taking citalopram for a week now. I think the weight gain probably comes from carb cravings because I've been very hungry since taking it. I'm watching my calories very closely. I haven't weighed myself, but if there is no change this week then I'll know that it's making me hold on to weight, which more than likely is water weight because you cannot gain fat in a weeks time (at least not from my experience). I'll keep you posted.
  • Activemom111102
    Activemom111102 Posts: 4
    Hi, I am also taking celexa for almost a year now and I workout 6days a week, doing weights as well as cardio in the same day! I am eating healthy always watching what I eat! I am having a hard time losing weight and getting really frusterated because I cut so many things out of my diet more and more, working out like crazy and not losing even a 1lbs! That's why I decided to google it to see if anyone else has this problem! I see it's not just me that has this problem and really want to wean off this stuff!
  • Activemom111102
    Activemom111102 Posts: 4
    OMG!! I read yr post and wanted to say congrats for getting off of it! I have been on it for less than a year but before that I was on Prozac for my depression! I have always been on something for many years, ever since I going through a horrible marriage and than through a divorce. For many years I was in bad shape from the mental and physical abuse! But now I am free of that and in a good relationship and happier now. Ever since I went on this drug I haven't lost a 1bs and workout 6 days a week, doing weights than cardio in same day. Than I tried to do more and more cardio, running 4miles a day or doing insanity with only two days of weights! I love to workout but trying to lose 5 to 10lbs of baby weight from my son. I was actually gaining weight, not a lot but a few lbs. I was really frustrated and my diet was not bad at all, and now I cut a lot out and eating very healthy and still not losing anything!! So frustrating!!!! I want to wean off as well, but really nervous! I know everyone has different side affects to it but I am really nervous!!! I hope I am able to do it without as many side affects! But I guess time will tell! So congrats!!!
  • Activemom111102
    Activemom111102 Posts: 4
    I have been taking for 8 or 9 months too and I am fitness freak, and have not lost a 1lbs! I've been working out for a long time and never had this problem ! I actually started to think if I had thyroid problem but had it checked and I'm fine? So I stepped up my workouts, lifting weights with p90x and than after I go for long 4mile run or do insanity workout! I also started counting calories and no weight loss, now I am eating very healthy cutting more and more stuff out of my diet to lose weight! Went to doctor and actually gained 1lbs! Yes, muscle weighs more than fat and everyone keeps reminding me, but I've studied fitness for years and I get it! But I've changed my diet to reduce weight and tone up and still nothing!!! Yes, I'm very frusterated!!! I want to wean off in worst way but worry of side affects! I work so hard working out and eating right, not to be super skinny but to lose 5lbs and tone! I wish I never went on this crap!! I am going to do my best to wean off it it messes to much with my metabolism!
  • Activemom111102
    Activemom111102 Posts: 4
    This is crazy!!! I had gotten food poisening and was so sick throwing up, ended up in hospital didn't eat for three days and lost 1lbs! Absolutely nuts this celexa is crap!!! I posted before I eat right, wrkout twice day doing weights and cardio and have been working out almost all my life! I've never had such a hard time losing weight before I got on celexa!!!! I'm trying to get back to doctor to switch but it's like pulling teeth to get in earlier than my appointment day !!! Ridiculous!!! I might just go In personally and demand to see doc! Crazy!!!!
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
    This is crazy!!! I had gotten food poisening and was so sick throwing up, ended up in hospital didn't eat for three days and lost 1lbs! Absolutely nuts this celexa is crap!!! I posted before I eat right, wrkout twice day doing weights and cardio and have been working out almost all my life! I've never had such a hard time losing weight before I got on celexa!!!! I'm trying to get back to doctor to switch but it's like pulling teeth to get in earlier than my appointment day !!! Ridiculous!!! I might just go In personally and demand to see doc! Crazy!!!!

    Do you even log your calorie intake?
  • Noweightloss
    Noweightloss Posts: 1
    I had just googled celexa and weight gain as I have been on it for about 7 months and have recently been training hard to drop a few pounds. For years past I could easily drop body fat and tone up when I would put my mind to it, it is typical for me to gain some weight over summer with beers and BBQ generally up to about 205 and in the past I could easily get back down to 190 by cleaning up my diet and cranking up the intensity of my work outs but not this year while taking celexa. My waist is larger right now than it has ever been and I decided it was time to knock a couple inches off , instead waist has increased and the scale is going the wrong direction.

    Thanks for some of your posts, I just joined tonight so I could chime in, after reading some posts where others are having the same weight struggle as me. I believe my issue is I can't seem to kick my metabolism into gear as I have always done in the past , I am dropping the celexa cold turkey now and will update with results in case anyone is interested

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