Weight loss on anti depressants

I'm doing fine. Haven't noticed any negative affects and I take 2 kinds.

Yes it is possible I'm currently tapering down as I'm well on the way to healing but I was on 2 different types and found weight loss perfectly achievable.

When I've had trouble being med-compliant compliant, my appetite has sky rocketed. When I consistently take my meds (Wellbutrin / buproprian in particular) my appetite decreases significantly!

Never took note of any appetite changes when I was on fluoxetine. Haven't seen any discernable changes in weight or appetite with my lamotrigine or clonazepam. I also currently supplement with D3 and magnesium; not sure if that really has any effect.

Yes! In fact starting on Wellbutrin was a huge catalyst to help me get started on changing my lifestyle. Whether a side-effect of the drug, or maybe just because I started feeling better, I'm not sure. But besides the appetite suppression effect of the drug, it really has helped me stay motivated to get healthy. I almost feel like a switch was flipped in my head. It's like a night and day difference. I've lost 70 pounds since I started taking it 7 months ago and there's no looking back.

I'm not trying to sound like a pill pusher or anything, I'm just really really happy with how my life has changed since I started taking it and am sooo glad I finally decided to talk to my doctor about depression. I've been lucky to not experience any negative side effects.

Wellbutrin is a different kind of antidepressants,its effect on the brain works different than something like Zoloft or Lexapro they even use it to help peeps quit smoking,it's not typically prescribed for people with anxiety cuz it can be stimulating so its kind of hard to say people can lose weight on typical SSRIs when Wellbutrin is a different kind of drug

Anti-depressants made me tired to the point I basically stopped even the lightest casual exercise, and also seemed to help slowly accumulate weight for me. I probably gained 15 lbs on Lexapro/Wellbutrin, but I also take minipress which lowers my blood pressure significantly...? It really depends on the person and chemical make-up.

Yes, Welbutrin stands out as the "appetite suppressant" (if you will) AD. (People who took to stop smoking tended to notice this too even though they weren't taking it either for depression or for appetite control...I *think* there's a combo appetite pill out there including Buproprion or however that's spelled, plus something else, but that's more recent...don't know of any other ADs that have an official appetite suppression use as recognized on a label/as prescribed).

Welbutrin/Bupropriowhatever won't have that effect on every single person, but the percentage that do experience it is apparently clinically notable.

Prozac used to have that reputation too, but not quite to the extent of Welbutrin, and there seems to sometimes be a boomerang appetite effect for Prozac, over time.

All of the weight changes as listed as side effects tend to tie in to overeating/undereating, though. I know that's not much help, because hunger is hunger, but I don't know of any studies that show, for example, a direct effect on weight without any eating or exercising habit changes. They may exist, I'm just putting out there that last I looked (when I was on ADs) there weren't. I don't know that I'd necessarily trust self-reporting on this either, just saying.

It's important that you treat your depression. That's first and foremost. Try what the doctor has prescribed and if you find side effects, ask if you can try another. It's a little of a guessing game...er, sorry, "an art v. a science" (per my very carefully spoken doctor).

^ Daaaaaaaaaayum!

Megpiekoots wrote: »

Hello, I am back on here after gaining 15 pounds in 4 weeks due to being put on Remeron. I also take Effexor (I've been on more than a few AD in the past 10 years). I'm on 15-30 mg of Remeron to help me sleep, and it really has worked. However one of the big side effects is massive hunger for carbs. I didn't realize how much I was eating until I stepped on the scale a few days ago.
I have lost and maintained weight on different ADs before, and believe you and I can totally do this!

My Current weight is 155lbs and I'm hoping to get to around 135, but more concerned with my waist circumference as its ballooned from 28 inches to 33 inches in the last month.

Remeron is often prescribed explicitly as an appetite stimulant for people who are losing weight (unintentionally). Might want to discuss other alternatives with your doctor.