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Antipsychotics and weight gain

victorialeigh629
victorialeigh629 Posts: 36 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
I gained about 20 pounds on Abilify and I just switched to Latuda. I was wondering if anyone has experience with either of these drugs? What is your experience losing weight while on medications?

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  • medusasnake
    medusasnake Posts: 25 Member
    Abilify only made me gain like 5, all other antipsychotics were like 20-40-60 lbs gain
  • victorialeigh629
    victorialeigh629 Posts: 36 Member
    @medusasnake was it mostly from increased appetite? And was it hard to lose when you switched/got off? I've never had a problem losing weight counting calories but on abilify weight loss is extremely slow and if I go over my calories AT ALL I gain like crazy.
  • tamarastrahan
    tamarastrahan Posts: 17 Member
    edited July 2020
    I have gained on most APs, but Abilify I had side effects with, and have never been on Latuda, so I couldn't evaluate it. Good luck!
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,983 Member
    My weight loss stalled and I even gained when I went on Seriquel and olanzapine last summer. When I stopped taking them under my doctor’s care, I lost the weight I gained while taking them and now I am back on track with my weight loss. The uncontrollable hunger I experienced while on them went away once I was fully weaned off the meds. I don’t have experience with the 2 drugs you are on though. Best of luck!
  • brendog79
    brendog79 Posts: 60 Member
    There could be some weight gain. I have gained some on latuda but am now losing while taking bupropion.
  • silverpl2525
    silverpl2525 Posts: 138 Member
    Not with Abilify, but with others I just don't seem to have a "Hey, I'm full" switch in my brain, and I definitely gained weight due to meds. It seems MUCH harder to lose weight while being on them, compared to when I wasn't. It's a invisible hurdle many of us face!
  • victorialeigh629
    victorialeigh629 Posts: 36 Member
    Update: since my switch I’m down 2 pounds so hopefully it continues.
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