Can I lose weight while on antidepressants?

I'm sorry that your going through this, it's a total nightmare.
I was on medication for 8 years and gained around 50lbs. No matter what I did I could not lose. Weight. I could not eat for 2 weeks and I still gained. For me, I needed the medication more that being thin. I just stayed on a healthy diet, exercised and delt with it.
I started around the same areas you're ow, I'm now 30 and I stopped my meds 6 months ago, I've lost a heap of the weight which is great, plus I know that I'm at a place in my life where I dontneedthe medication.
Only you will know how you feel, but if your already talking about being back on med you might still need to take them for a little while.
In the scheme of things, 10lbs is nothing! Your mental health is super important though.

But to answer your question, no, I could not lose weight on meds

You should taper off of SSRIs like Paxil, or you may have uncomfortable side-effects

http://psychcentral.com/lib/ssri-discontinuation-or-withdrawal-syndrome/0005734

Paxil is the worst for weight gain, according to what I've read. You need to talk to your doctor about how to move to a different SSRI to treat your problem and allow for weight loss. You can have both, but quitting your Paxil cold-turkey is the wrong way to do it.

Meanwhile, start food logging here on MyFitnessPal and start walking 3x a week for about 30 minutes. Weigh and measure yourself periodically. You will still see progress and the exercise can only help fight your depression, you'll just have some extra headwinds on the weight loss (or controlling weight gains) due to the Paxil.

EDIT: And don't let MyFitnessPal, the scale, calories, or dieting be your new perfectionism or anxiety. I've lost 55 lbs., but I've made plenty of mistakes, compromises, oopsies, and "hope nobody saw that" moments. It's just food, we eat it every day, and what we screw up today we can fix tomorrow. Enjoy this process, make it a loving positive ...

I take Wellbutrin and I am able to lose weight. In fact, I think it has helped me stick with the plan.

I'm currently on a generic for Celexa (or however it's spelled) for anxiety and depression, and I have been able to lose weight. I hope you find a medication/plan that works for you. Feel free to add me, I like gathering other friends with depression/anxiety so we can support each other.:flowerforyou:

I think it's totally normal to gain a little weight in the transition to adulthood. Bodies just tend to change at that age. It may not have anything to do with the medication. That being said, this is probably a question for your doctor. Good luck!

Wellbutrin is a weight neutral antidepressant, not really great for anxiety. Effexor is good if you use together with Wellbutrin. Another one is topomax , that's used off label, but also good in some with anxiety. Lexapro another. I am a nurse, have also been on several of these drugs at one time or another, yes unfortunatly weight gain is a slight side effect but 10lbs really isn't that much when we are talking about your mental health, if taken long enough, your weight may stabilize. The important thing is to please talk to your doctor, you may have to try a different medications to get the right fit. Good luck

I gained WAY more than 10 lbs. but bad things happen when I stop the meds. However I have been successful at losing weight, just a little slower. It's possible.