Does anyone else feel like they're starving as a side effect of taking antidepressants?
352205
Yes! I am on 100mg. of zoloft and i feel as if i can't fulfill my cravings at all. Especially in the middle of the night! All i can tell you is eat low calorie foods. I think of it this way... i'd rather be hungry and eat than to be depressed. Hope this helps. Take care!
519702
i was on topamax and it sucked. i'm not sure if i lost weight because i didn't have a scale, but if i smelled food i would just want to vomit. i had not appetite because the smell and the idea of food just made me sick, but i still SO hungry. it was really sad and my stomach was just constantly upset. so... i mean if you don't eat... yeah, i'm sure you could lose 20 lbs in a month, but it would be the same as starving yourself.
678601
I took it for a few months. It really helped my depression, but always made me really really tired. As for the weight gain, I never had a problem with that when I took antidepressants.
593318
I am sorry that you are not feeling well. I don't know how long you have been taking your medication, but it takes 4-6 weeks for it to actually start making a difference. I know it is frustrating, because we are used to taking a Tylenol and feeling something almost immediately. I would suggest not drinking any tea to lose weight. It is dangerous, especially when you are taking other medication. It might even be negating the effects of your meds. The best way to lose weight is to go outside and take a walk! You don't have to run a marathon or work out for hours to feel better. Taking a walk is very good for anxiety and depression as well. I know that when I am depressed and feeling down, the last thing I feel like doing is getting out and doing something. Believe me though, as soon as you get out, you will feel better. You will also feel like you are accomplishing something, which will improve your mood. Losing weight is only the secondary effect. I know you think that losing weight would make you happy, but that has to come from inside. When you start improving your life in other areas, you will have the strength to start new things. Exercise is the best mood booster! I hope you feel better soon, and good luck to you!
1119720
it may not be one of the side effects but it can happen cause you are maybe not as depressed and you feel like eating.
961338
LOL  might be possible but you may feel like sh*t all day.\nlike that guy that ate nothing but mcdonalds all day for a month.\nhe GAINED tons of weight and was in poor health.\nhe made a movie out of it.  i cant remember his name though.
839786
You need to get back to the doctor pretty damn quick.  I was on anti-depressants.  It took about 3 weeks for me to start to feel better, i.e. more positive, wanting to talk to people again, go for a walk etc.  I was on them for quite a long while, they worked for me.  I think you need to change yours, speak to your doctor about all your 'worries, fears, anxieties'  I feel for you, I hope you get the help you need.  Life is for living.
895778
Yep - I've got it too.\n\nI used to take Effexor, but it killed my libido and the withdrawal effects are super-awful (I now kind of understand drug addiction - vomiting, dizziness, the whole she-bang) I took a lot, though, 150mg so that didn't help.  The med helped the anxiety a ton, though. So much that I thought I was better and decided to wean myself (bad idea - don't do it - you will be sorry 3 months later and have to spend another 3 months getting something new into your system)\n\nI am now starting Prozac.  So far the only bad side effect is I can't take it before bed or I don't sleep well.  It is too soon to tell if it is working - so it isn't helping much yet.  Hopefully soon.  \n\nGood luck.  Go to a psychiatrist - they can prescribe meds and have much more background than a family physician so they will have experience with lots of meds.
483842
Give the medication a try. I used anti-anxiety meds and it also helped with depression. And the medication did not make me high, woozy, dizzy, or anything else. I felt normal, just better.
856232
I'm on  prescribed Wellbutrin , Depakote ,Clonazepam.and Fluoxetine.   Paxil was ineffective.  Prosac (fluoxetine)  tend to make me gain weight. like most antidepressants do..  One of the side effects of Prosac is suicidal tendencies.  Lithium and Wellbutrin so far are  the drugs of choice.  .  There 's a new drug in the market.  Abilify.
691779
Go back to your doctor, it sounds like you need a different anti-depressant...  You're having too many side-effects...  Good luck and i hope you feel better soon...
265737
I did without even trying, I'm on wellbutrin xl 300mg. I was put on it for depression, but the longer I took it the less I wanted to smoke. I didn't have nearly as many cravings and when I did smoked it made me wanna be sick.
559562
Yes I have been going through the same thing. I bought an antihistimane and some generic claritan I am starting to feel better.
682688
you should go to your doctor maybe they will have some pills or something for you.GOOD LUCK!!! by the way............eat more(even if you don't feel like it)
610125
Effexor made my vision blurry.  I'd rather be depressed than not be able to see.
433798
no, but dont pay attention to a group of people you know, or in this case don't know.  next time you go to the doctor ask him /her.   they are a reliable outside source, who willl tell you whats healthy for you.\n\nmy guess is you are asking because you aren't feeling too good about yourself.  don't go down the road of trying to control things by controlling what you eat.  my sister went through that, and in the end you will feel worse off.   because there  aren't enough pounds to take off to cover all the things that you can't controll.\n\ni could be wrong, and i'm sorry if your question has nothing to do with what I think it does.  but I didn't pick up on it early enough once.........  if I'm not wrong, go talk to somebody.  go to school and talk with a teacher or someone else (an adult, not a student) who you like/trust.  there are a lot of girls in your school with eating disorders - and im sure the school has a program availiable to help out. if you're feeling down do the same thing - there's nothing wrong with talking to somebody, only living with a bunch of crap rolling through your head that there is no way to get rid of, that just hurts day after day.
369225
I'm on Phentermine right now (prescription) and some days I can hardly finish my food.  I'm on Slim-fast because I don't want to eat anything.