Do all Tricyclic antidepressants cause bloating and weight gain?
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no........ i have been taking them for years and i weigh\n113 pounds.
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I took zoloft and experienced no weight gain from it. Maybe you are gaining weight for a different reason. Talk to your doctor though either way.
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Common adverse effects include anxiety, which is possibly associated with an interaction of fluoxetine with the pineal gland,[9] in addition to restlessness and insomnia. weight loss, trembling, weakness, skin rash, anorgasmia, itching, and a decrease in sexual drive, have also been reported. Finally it has been reported to cause subsequent weight gain [10].\n\nLike other SSRIs, an overdose of fluoxetine or combining it with other antidepressants can lead to serotonin syndrome.
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Hi, I can totally sympathize with your dilemma.  Prozac, the medication, causes a depressed person, who may not have been taking great care of themselves to have an appetite again.  In other words, it increases your appetite.  I take a med that does the same thing.  I know that when my brain says I am hungry, it is lying to me, so I portion my food, and eat sensibly.  If I go out to eat, I eat only half of what is on my plate, asking for a "doggie bag" up front and removing the other half before I eat.  Then I don't gain weight.  I have been on Prozac.  It was a good medication for the time I was on it.  Other things came along and it lost its effectiveness.  Just a suggestion to be ever mindful that the side-effects may be less horrible than the alternative, but if they are too hard to live with, tell your doctor right away, don't stop taking them, and have your doctor switch you to something else.
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Prozac is a good antidepressant.  It does have a number of side effects that can be annoying.  Things like dry mouth, difficulty climaxing, constipation, and difficulty sleeping are common.  I found that they were side effects I could live with since it helped the depression so much.  I did feel better when my doc also added Wellbutin.  The two worked well together and I had a lot more energy.
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Right now I'm on Cymbalta 60mg and Welbutrin 150mg for depression.  The Cymbalta makes it extremely difficult to have an orgasm, which REALLY, REALLY SUCKS.  But I can't live without it, and I've tried just about everything else.  The Welbutrin is good...it gives me energy.  I used to be on 300mg, and it made me jittery.  When I first start taking it, I have trouble sleeping for a few days, but that goes away.  If I take it at night, though, I have trouble sleeping.\n\nWhile I'm at it, I might as well tell you about the rest of what I've tried for depression.  Celesta, Paxil, and Prozac didn't really work for me...I don't remember any side effects.  Seroquel made me VERY sleepy...I had to come off of it for that reason.  Geodon (a mood stabilizer) also made me sleepy, and gave me terrible panic attacks.  Aderall (for supposed ADD) made me VERY hyper.  Zoloft worked great for my depression, but had the same sexual side effects as the Cymbalta I'm on now.  Cymbalta is supposed to have a much lower occurance of such side effect compared to Zoloft, I'm just unlucky.  Zoloft is terrible...I know guys who couldn't ejaculate while they were on it.\n\nI think that's it for psyche meds.  The only other thing I'm on is birth control, Ovcon50.  It's absolutely great!  I used to get really bad cramps and heavy periods that lasted 7-8 days...now I just get a dull ache if anything and my periods only last 4-5 days and are much lighter.  YAY!\n\nHope that was all helpful.  Oh, I'd just like to add that all the psych meds make you feel weird at first, kind of fuzzy-brained.  And Geodon and Welbutrin gave me heart palpatations.  The heart thing went away with Welbutrin, but I wan't on Geodon long enough to find out.\n\nOh, also, the sexual side effects are not quite as bad right before you take your next dose, because it's been 24 hours since you took it last...it's good to take it at night, just before you go to bed (if it doesn't affect your sleep), because that's typically when you'll be having sex (take it AFTER the sex).\n\nOne other thing...I've never been on Remeron, but I know for a fact that it causes weight gain.\n\nOk, that's it for me...tootles!
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Amiodarone, Cimetidine, Fluoxetine, Haloperidol, Imatinib, Paroxetine, Quinidine, Ritonavir
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Everyone is different. You and your doctor may have to try several different ones before you can hit on one that works for you. And remember, what works good for you, may not work as well for someone else. Alot of these meds. will make you gain some weight,  But remember, This is an ilness. Once you start on the medication that has been prescribed for you, DO NOT STOP TAKING IT BECAUSE YOU FEEL GOOD!!!! That is one of the biggest mistakes i have seen by patients over the years. They stop taking the meds because they feel good, and believe they NO LONGER NEED THEM! And what happens? They crash & burn and end up inthe hospital..... Ask your doctor about lithium, Paxil, Depekote,  Good Luck!
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http://health.yahoo.com/drug/d00259a1\n\nWhat are the possible side effects of imipramine? \n\n If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking imipramine and contact your doctor immediately or seek emergency medical treatment: \n\nan allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, face, or tongue; or hives); \nseizures; \na fast or irregular heartbeat; \na heart attack; \nhigh blood pressure (blurred vision, severe headache); \ndifficulty urinating; or \nfever with increased sweating, muscle stiffness, or severe muscle weakness. \nOther, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take imipramine and talk to your doctor if you experience\n\ndrowsiness or dizziness; \ndry mouth and eyes; \nconstipation; \nmild tremor; \nsweating; \nmild agitation, weakness, or headache; \nringing in the ears; \nnausea; or \nloss of weight or appetite. \nSide effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.
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I have been on Cymbalta now for nearly 2 years (since February 2005). \n\nI also had a slight nausea problem --- Cymbalta is considered a little bit stimulating since it increases the activity of norepinephrine, a stimulating neurotransmitter chemical.  (It also works on serotonin, just like Prozac and the SSRIs do.)  The stimulant activity might be what's causing your nausea.  The serotonin activity can do it by itself, also.\n\nI found that Remeron(TM) (generic: mirtazapine) helps combat the nausea that Cymbalta gives me, but I can only take Remeron at night since it pretty much knocks me out.  The nausea control seems to work all day, though.\n\nIn general, Remeron very well known to increase appetite (weight gain is listed as a side effect, and is one people complain of often).  However, the right dose might help you achieve the correct appetite level.\n\nNOTE: Please do NOT confuse Remeron with Rozerem(TM) (generic: ramelteon), which is a prescription sleep aid.  They both might make you sleepy, but as far as I know, the latter doesn't affect appetite.\n\nPlease speak with your physician regarding all of the above, and best wishes.
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Lightheadedness, headaches and dizziness are all side effects. For the first couple of weeks after taking it I also had an upset stomach and felt really jittery. I lost all interest in sex and felt quite 'spaced out' a lot of the time, and separated from what was going on around me. Of course some of this is symptomatic of depression too. Word of warning about the alcohol - its a depressant so will counteract the prozac. If you must drink try to keep it to a minimum, but the safest bet is to avoid it completely.
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I was on lexapro then seroquel then geodon, after weight gain creeping up for about year, all of a sudden I started rapidly gaining, like a pound or two a day, so I had to go off of the medication, I also started getting symptoms of diabetes and cushings syndrome, been off for three months now, lost the severe edema but weight loss is coming very slowly
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I've never had bad symptoms on the pill, so I can't tell personal stories.  I've taken Ortho-tricyclen and Ortho-tricyclen lo... I had some weight gain on the full-strength, but the low-dose has been fine for me.\n\nI've heard some good things about the mini pill (progestin only) for women who react badly to the combination pill (progestin and estrogen).
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I was on Paxil too and had the same problem. Unfortunately the weight didn't come off as fast as it went on. I'm not sure if weight gain was your reason for stopping the meds but if it was then there are other alternatives. If you talk to your doctor about your concern with the weight gain I'm sure he/she will come up with something for you. Paroxetine is notorious for weight gain.
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my advise is to talk to your Dr. it may be that you have built up a talorance to the med and may need to have it raised or changed.  weight gain will happen with 90% of anit-depression meds, the only thing you can do for that is to watch very closely what you eat and make sure that you are trying to keep up sometype of active, like walking, swimming or biking.
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SL's answer is pretty much what I was going to say, but I'll add one point to it.\n\nSelective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's) are the most common, latest generation of antidepressants and include most of the drugs you hear about today:  Paxil, Zoloft, etc.\n\nHowever, there are other antidepressants out there that work differently, sometimes similarly, but on different chemicals.  Some of these drugs are classified as Tri-Cyclic Antidepressants (TCA's) and others are Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI's).\n\nMany antidepressants (especially the TCA's and MAOI's) can have serious side effects or drug interactions, so they have to be taken very carefully, and under the direction and supervision of a physician.
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Depo like to cause you to gain weight and you have to exercise a lot to prevent that. Depends on what type of depo you use, there are monthly shot and quarterly shot. Talk to your OB/GYN to get the correct info. Yasmin or ortho tricyclin low do not cause to gain weight but it does have a hassle that you have to take them everyday @ the same time.