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Not everyone has this response, so you're talking nonsense.

I've said many times I never experienced a change in appetite. And the medication - during the short time I was on it - was unable to treat my anxiety. I didn't go into much detail because this was not supposed to be what this post was about. Thank you.

Again, I never had depression. And the meds didn't make me less anxious, hence one of the reasons I stopped taking them

Just like you're asserting? I have spoken to many doctors that are in agreement with him. I've been on multiple SSRIs too. So what makes you an expert and not me? SSRIs are extremely complex and work in thousands of different ways for different people. And like I have said NUMEROUS times, I track my diet and exercise…

I hadn't been tracking these but I've had a quick look and it looks like I haven't been meeting them!

I have anxiety not depression, so this is not relevant to me. I do weigh my food, but I'm not really concerned about why I gained weight as I know the reason. And the issue is also in the past But thank you RunnerGrl1982

Thank you. I was wondering if this would help

Missed this the first time. Thank you for this

Thanks for your response. I totally understand your struggle. I actually caught my doctor out recently. First he tried to convince me that my weight gain was a result of Christmas and that Fluoxetine doesn't cause weight gain. Then he completely backtracked a few minutes later and admitted it can. I think he was trying to…

Everyone responds to SSRIs differently. It's been observed that an equal amount of people lose, gain and maintain on Fluoxetine. Anyway I am losing the weight now, but it's taken a 1200 calorie diet to do so. My standard 1500 calories doesn't cut it with this med for me.

The medication is fluoxetine. This person explains the complexity of weight gain/loss on SSRIs better than I can: https://www.quora.com/Do-antidepressants-lead-to-weight-gain/answer/Mark-Dunn-64 https://www.quora.com/Will-tapering-off-SSRIs-cause-weight-loss/answer/Mark-Dunn-64

Thank you. My food intake and length of exercise stayed exactly the same so these weren't factors. I closely monitor these. I was eating exactly the same meals, doing exactly the same types of exercise for the same length of times. I had no increase in appetite. It is widely known that these meds change your weight despite…

'You can't both maintain on 1500 and lose 2 pounds a week on 1200.' I 100% did both those things. Also isn't it possible my metabolism changed in that time? It's not just a case of just water weight but how the body needs to readjust after stopping the meds. I did initially think that it was a coincidence that I lost the…

Nothing is incorrect. I'm not going to repeat myself once again about the medication I was on. Read more carefully.

Thank you for your response. My doctor just says that 1200 calories is too low for anyone. All my bloods are fine except a slight vitamin d deficiency, which I recently started taking supplements for,

If you paid attention you'd see that this is because of the medication I've been on messing with my system.

Panini - 100%. I've been on 1500 for 3 years and am always between 128-130 pounds (I weigh myself weekly). The only complicating factor to change that in the last few months is this medication. And yes always adding exercise. Any increase in calories won't allow me to lose weight due to the after-effects of the medication.…