Prozac + MFP

stephabef
stephabef Posts: 936 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Is anyone else on here successfully maintaining/losing while on Prozac? I recently started it and have heard of people gaining weight while on SSRIs. However, I assume that's due to an increase in mood rather than the metabolism slowing down, so I also assume it's entirely within my control not to gain. Has anyone else found this to be true? Thanks!

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  • kaydensmom12
    kaydensmom12 Posts: 338
    Some SSRI's can cause appetite stimulation and sedation. As long as you watch what you eat honestly and watch your activity level then you will be fine:) It does not effect metabolism.
  • thmprdale
    thmprdale Posts: 30 Member
    I take celexa and while I have noticed being more tired, since I've started exercising and actively working at losing weight last week, I've lost some weight. I will say that days when I don't exercise I'm typically more exhausted than when I do.
  • stephabef
    stephabef Posts: 936 Member
    Awesome, that's what I thought! My anatomy professor told me that there's still some research being done regarding possible effects on metabolism, but from looking chemically at what's occurring in the brain with the drug's mechanisms, I don't see the connection.
  • picimadar
    picimadar Posts: 68 Member
    I take zoloft and a mood stabilizer (aka an atomic bomb of anti-weightloss hormones) and yet I've lost 11lb in a month without working all that hard or being that overweight. Ignore the increase in appetite and eventually you'll get used to it.
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