60 lb in 6 months. Most important, you seem to be following a more healthy lifestyle. It's a vicious cycle...having to take antidepressants, which cause weight gain and subsequent depression about the extra curves in all the wrong places...that poor self image furthers the original depression which leads to dosage increases, further weight gain, even more depression requiring higher doses of medications, etc.Dear " Nancy", It baffles me as it must you; why doesn't theThis is the most wonderful thing i have ever experienced.

Was that easy to start. its vey scary. I kept gaining weight. Effexor -age 22-25 at 150 mg. Remeron (Mirtazapine) is an atypical antidepressant that is technically classified as an 'NaSSA' (noradrenergic and specific serotonergic) drug. Mirtazapine has a half-life of 20 to 40 hours, so most of the drug is out of the body within four days after the last dose. Eat healthfully. I am really short of words to use to show my appreciation to DR OSEMU. She should be able to sue lexapro for ruining her health which appears to be permanent.

I had more money then (I’m so broke now) and hired a personal trainer after a year of trying on my own. Don't go back on an SSRI to lose weight; you gained weight on the last one you took and almost all of them have weight gain potential.Thanks. I visited a forum here on the internet on the 17 APRIL 2016, and i saw a marvelous testimony of Tracie Aldana from United States on the forum about the good works DR OSEMU.

The weight loss will comei quit, seroquel 50 mg and lorazepam, plus i quit 10 mg of abilify i did it all cold turkey which i wouldnt recommend. The worst one of all that i was on was called divalproex or another name is epival. Any ideas for weight loss are welcome!Milan after a fall doctor gave it to me indefinitely 11 years ago.Please visit our Serotonin Power Diet web site to get information and support in your weight loss . Please do not always trust your doctors. 60 lbs later but working out like crazy and following weight watchers.. nothing..my bro has 28 years from 4 years ago take anti depression now stop taken from one"It is as if someone who loses her hair while undergoing chemotherapy learns that she will be bald the rest of her life. I gained at least 20 lbs since I started. They believe they will never return to the bodies they had before their medications, and grudgingly and often angrily resign themselves to accept being overweight or obese.Some suggest that water retention may be responsible for the increased weight, but once the medication is out of the body, the excess water should be lost. What can it hurt to try? Increasing serotonin level and activity prior to meals diminishes any lingering inability to feel full after eating or to control snacking. It's different from many who wrote, I didn'tDear Ann, It sounds as if you are in a much better place right now in terms of the problems you have been suffering for the past few years.

I need to do some more research, but it seems like (for me at least) I gain only on SSRIs and not SNRIs. People used to tell me that I was gifted with a superior metabolism - but I knew that from an evolutionary perspective, I'd be doomed in any famine situation.Dear Astarte, Your comments are relevant and accurate. How Victorian Dyes Evolved Into Modern Psychiatric Medicines I gained just over 60 lbs. My story (regarding weight; I’m still depressed but I’m scared to try anything new) has a semi happy end.Age 17/18: Paxil. But don't starve yourself into weight loss; be sure you are getting the nutrients you need as well as protein. Facts are facts and blaming things won't change them. So, I don’t blame Effexor, an SNRI. A loving relationship can be an oasis in uncertain times, but nurturing it requires attention, honesty, openness, vulnerability, and gratitude.A loving relationship can be an oasis in uncertain times, but nurturing it requires attention, honesty, openness, vulnerability, and gratitude.Side effects from medications are common, although usually not severe enough to halt treatment. That is scary, but I will do my best to stay positive.

the scary part is in 2015 (first time admitted to hospital) i went in at 123 lbs came out 4 months later at 286 as i explained earlier. You can text/call me also for more inquiries +1 (914)-902-7078.I went on antidepressants for insomnia in college (I guess Dr.'s pass them out like candy to everyone for every little thing these days) and gained 70 lbs.

I had a healthy diet, but I decided to count calories finally.