What antidepressant doesn't make you gain weight ?

Ignore any advice here telling you whether or not you need antidepressants (whether it be for depression, anxiety, etc) because none of us have any way of knowing that from your posts here.

I gained on everything except Wellbutrin XL...its wonderful and i lost about 30lbs..:flowerforyou:

What antidepressant doesn't make you gain weight ?

Fish oil and exercise.

Welbutrin

Agreed - and no sexual side effects for most people :bigsmile:

*Edited to say:

She was asking everyone what worked for them. She was just looking for opinions. Just like any advice asked and given here, whether it's about how many calories to eat, or what exercise plan to use. I see no problem in her asking the question, and I see no problem with people sharing their experiences with her. LIke I said, the biggest problem I saw here was people telling her to exercise and stop taking meds.

^^^^This too!!!!!

Okay, for all the people saying "exercise" - you're not doing anyone any favors. Yes, exercise is great for your mood. But when you are depressed to the point where you can barely get out of bed every day, someone telling you to exercise is unhelpful at best and exacerbating at worst - one more thing to feel guilty about because you don't have the energy/motivation to do it. Taking an antidepressant can help someone to improve to the point where they can take care of themselves in other ways.

This!!!!!! I tried to go off my meds for a while (baaaad choice) and I couldn't do anything. Couldn't even summon the energy to get up off the couch and do dishes. If it's truly a chemical issue-and not just the blues-I really don't think that exercise is the be all end all answer. I've tried it multiple times.

I take prozac. It seems pretty weight neutral for me--still trying to lose the weight from being on Zoloft for 1 1/2 years +. That stuff is horrible. And the withdrawals (for me) are awful. I "joked" that I was going to need a methadone clinic to get off of it.
Best wishes on finding the med that's right for you if you really need one. My dr explained to me that if it wasn't necessary it woudln't help the symptoms. (to get me to try it b/c in my depressed state I was angry and thought my family was crazy thinking I needed it. Oy vey.)

Here's the thing, Wellbutrin doesn't make you lose weight. What it did for me is help to quiet the part of me that was thinking about food all the time. As soon as that part of me stopped obsessing about food and eating, I was able to take control. I count my calories, I avoid too much processed food, I am moving more because I feel better and have more energy. Those are things I HAVE TO DO MYSELF. but the Wellbutrin absolutely helped me to change the way I was thinking, the way I was looking at food and exercise, and even though I still have over 100 pounds to lose, I can see my potential for the first time in many years.

I went from feeling like I had no control, to making good choices and logging everything I eat almost immediately. I am not one to promote a magic pill, there are no magic pills, I still have to make good decisions, but it makes it a lot easier.

Wellbutrin did the same thing for me. I have PTSD, with anxiety disorder and depression. Exercise is great, sure, but there are some situations where exercise alone is just not enough. You would not eat junk and binge all day, then exercise expecting to lose wight. I NEED my medications. If I did not take them, my OCD would kick in and I would once again become obsessed with over exercising and not eating enough. I would maybe get a second opinion. It is your mind and body, only you are going to know what makes you feel better, mentally, emotionally and physically. Good luck!!

I take anxiety meds, and Zoloft works great for me. Escitalopram was non-weight gaining as well, but it wigged out my family because I emotionally flatlined and was apparently unnerving to be around. Tally ho!

But yeah, if you've garnered ANYTHING from this thread, it's that different things work for different people blah blah blah talk to your doctor.

I agree noone can give her a medical diagnosis, but hearing how some meds helped, may help her to make a better decision on what to try with her doctor. Every doctor I've had has told me point-blank that it "is" a guessing game/trial and error.
Sometimes these links can help see insight into another alternative.
And besides, drugs are peddled by big Pharma ... they aren't a miracle or helpful for some.