I have been on antidepressants for 2 years and have gain about 15 pounds since being on the pills. It has been two weeks that I have been drug free. My question is, has anyone that has stop taking anti depressants lost the weigth they gained, and if so was is as easy as stopping the meds?
2006-09-11 15:34:26 · 54 answers · asked by Jackie253 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I was on Klonapin for about five years or so. I was switched to Xanax. After being taken off of it I lost fifty pounds without even having to diet. I know that anti-depressents do make you gain weight even without an increased appetite. I am Bipolar so I can't stop taking the meds but if I could I would probably drop another fifty pounds. Good Luck
2006-09-11 16:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-16 05:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that happens with many of my patients. One woman was on Zoloft for 2 years and gained about 10lbs. Within a ffew months of stopping, she lost the weight.
2006-09-11 16:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by EDtherapist 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have gained alot of weight with being on pysch drugs and have found it very hard to lose the weight after getting off of them.
2006-09-11 15:40:40 · answer #4 · answered by chefaid90 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully the weight will go on it's own. Otherwise do more excercise to get rid of it.
Anti-depressants are bad news.
2006-09-11 15:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by JoeIQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat lots of fruits and vegetables
2017-03-08 00:14:22 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a break from blue moon belgian white a 164 calorie treat and grab a miller genuine draft which is only 64 cals
2016-08-26 06:49:56 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jog on the treadmill at 4 mph for 25 minutes or at 7 mph for 9 minutes
2016-08-02 04:37:58 · answer #8 · answered by Bonnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that depends on what anti-depressant you were on..I mean Prozac literally took my appetite away - I lost weight. But, I gained weight when I was on Elavil - it really increased my appetite.
2006-09-11 16:05:10 · answer #9 · answered by justme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat a diet filled with all natural healthy whole foods
2016-01-31 17:39:34 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋