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New and recently put on Fluoxetine

Deltadawn73
Deltadawn73 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
I've recently been diagnosed with depression and put on Fluoxetine. One of my concerns is this medication making me gain weight and not help get it off. Has anyone had luck with losing weight while on this?

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  • lanzaroteblue
    lanzaroteblue Posts: 198 Member
    I'm just coming of this at the moment. I think any weight gain I've had had had less to do with the medication and more with the underlying depression. Please take care of yourself and good luck. Nicola xxx
  • LLduds
    LLduds Posts: 258 Member
    It doesn't usually cause much of an increase in appetite, but it really varies from person to person. The energy improvements it brings (with resolution of depression) should help with activity level as well. As long as you are tracking your daily food intake, you should be fine. Any weight gain will be from eating more, which you'd clearly see in your logging. Take care!
  • Deltadawn73
    Deltadawn73 Posts: 2 Member
    Thank you both.
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