does escitalopram hinder weight loss?
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not as far as i know. ive been on it a while, and havent noticed any problems. if anything, ive lost weight :)
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I HAVE BEEN TAKING LEXAPRO SINCE IT FIRST HIT THE MARKET SEVERAL YEARS AGO. iT DOESN'T MAKE ME TIRED, IN FACT i ALSO TAKE A TRANQUILIZER WITH IT FOR NERVES, PANIC AND ANXIETY ATTACKS. I DID GAIN ALOT OF WEIGHT ON IT THOUGH. HOPE I HELPED GOOD LUCK TO YOU!
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First of all, being on an antidepressant was the key.  Should have checked with your doctor first.  Second, any thing that promises what the commercials about Leptopril does, it is too good to be true.  The best weight loss is a healthy diet and exercising more.  Trust me it works.  We all want instant and magic cures, but it is the plain old hard work that achieves results.
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I have been on resperidone  (resperidal?) for over 15 years and at first I gained a little weight. I am not overweight now but on the heavy end of normal. I attribute this to the best treatment for gaining weight there is, i.e. pushing away from the table and exercise! Resperidone is an anti-psychotic and if it is helping you get rid of symptoms it is vital for your continued mental health to keep taking it. It is better to be a little heavy than "freaked out".
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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.
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I think that you have the right attitude, where the drugs alone won't solve your issues and to supliment your treatment with talk therapy.  Great job!\n\nI've taken a plethora of psychotropic drugs and the only drug I've had sexual side effects with was Straterra.  \n\nProzac falls into the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) category, where there are many others available.  Lexapro is the most selective antidepressant amongst the SSRI's because it works relatively quickly and has minimal side effects with simple titration.\n\nI've taken it for a while last year and it had absolutely no effect on my sex drive.  However, it's understood that people react differently to medications, where what may work for me, may not necesarrily work for you.  Lexapro is FDA approved for major depressive disorder.\n\nIn another experience; I was dating a girl who was experiencing decreased sex drive while taking Cymbalta.  Her Dr. prescribed her Wellbutrin to offset the sexual side effects.  Needless to say, it worked, as Wellbutrin is often prescribed to counter side effects of other drugs and has a side effect of, well, making you very horney.\n\nI hope this helps and good luck with your marriage and managing your depression.
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I used to take Lexapro, and my brother takes Paxil, and we each have noticed that our anxiety is worse on days we skip it.  I don't think this is the placebo effect.  Our bodies become very used to the amount of serotonin in our system, and when you miss a day it probably throws you off a little.
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No, actually it was the other way around. I lost some weight while having it because it reduced my hunger and made me very thirsty so I was drinking water all the time. \n\nI agree with the second answerer; I dont think Prozac is the reason of your weight gain.\n\nAnd for the first answerer, Prozac is not a weight gain or weight loss product, its an antidepressive.
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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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Nope, they ALL have side effects. Go see your GP though, they can probably help you find something that will aid weight loss without any side effects that will get in the way of your life!
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Hi, I'm embarrassed to say that I do the same thing sometimes. Ill  go weeks without barely even thinking about food then go on these crazy eating frenzies and then I feel like shit afterwards. I'm not sure why we do this, its a truly sad thing and I'm taking two perscriptions to calm me down so I dont'  do it one is Xanex and the other is Zoloft. Talk to your doctor and tell him what's up..If not just try to GET OUT OF THE HOUSE and dont' get caught in the "funk" of the eating binge. Trust me I know exactly what your saying but good luck....
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I take Lexapro 20mg once a day and according to the paper you get from the pharmacist,it doesn't have decrease appetite on it,but if your having these symtoms,you might want to talk to your doctor.
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When I decided to go on an antidepressant, the psychiatrist didn't suggest Paxil specifically because she's heard it causes weight GAIN.
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There is a lot of emotion and mixed information on this complicated issue.  Unfortunately there is no 100% concensus on exactly what to do.  There is a general thread of recommendation.  SSRI's are first line recommendations in patients who suffer from moderate to severe psychiatric illness, depression and anxiety due to the adverse consequences of untreated illness.  There do appear to be some minor complications in a few children who have been exposed to SSRI's at the third trimester. (see below) Further there is the concern of passing the medication through breast milk once the child is born.  Some medications are better than others and some simply have not been studied as hard. (like Effexor).  I think if you can tolerate Luvox (and it works for you) then that would be one you could take with relative safety and continue to take it through breast feeding.\n\nCohen LS, et al published in JAMA that pregnancy is not "protective" with respect to risk of relapse of major depression. Women with histories of depression who are euthymic (normal thyroid) in the context of ongoing antidepressant therapy should be aware of the association of depressive relapse during pregnancy with antidepressant discontinuation.\n\nSuppaseemanont asserted that current appropriate treatment for pregnant women with moderate and severe depression is antidepressant medication, although there is no consensus on the best antidepressants for use in pregnancy. Thus, the psychotropic drug must be chosen carefully to minimize negative effects on infants and mothers, for some studies have demonstrated deleterious effects on infants.\n\nSivojelezova A, et. al. studied Celexa.  They concluded that Citalopram (Celexa) use during the period of embryogenesis in pregnancy (early term) is not associated with an apparent major teratogenic risk (birth defect and lost of the baby). Late pregnancy use of citalopram is associated with increased risk of poor neonatal adaptation syndrome, recently described with other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.\n\nThese thoughts are echoed with Kalra S in a article trying to arrive at reasonable advice on the subject. Antidepressant use during the third trimester has been associated occasionally with a transient neonatal withdrawal-like syndrome characterized by jitteriness, self-limiting respiratory difficulties, and problems with feeding. When counseling patients, the risk of these adverse effects must be weighed against the risks associated with untreated depression during late pregnancy. Abrupt discontinuation of psychotropic medications has been associated with both physical (eg, withdrawal) and psychological (eg, suicidal thoughts) symptoms.\n\nBellantuono C, et al published an article recently.  The pregnancy is considered to be relatively high risk period for depressive episodes in women, particularly for those with pre-existing affective disorders. Epidemiological studies indicate that between 10% to 16% of pregnant women fulfil the diagnostic criteria for major depression and on average 20% is affected by an anxiety disorder. Pharmacological treatment of depression during pregnancy, however, brings with it certainties and dilemmas. It has been reported that untreated depression is associated with impaired feto-placental function, premature delivery, miscarriage, low fetal growth and perinatal unwanted effects. On the other hand, the use of antidepressant drugs in pregnancy might be at risk of major malformations (teratogenesis), neonatal toxicity, especially withdrawal symptoms and neuropsychological-behavioural impairment. In addition, the abrupt discontinuation of antidepressants, because of fear for adverse fetal effects, exposes women to serious clinical problems, in particular the disease relapse. A number of reviews indicates that among antidepressant drugs, the older SSRIs (in particular fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram) seem to be avoided of teratogenic risks; for these reasons such drugs
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I've been on Wellbutrin 300mg daily for at least a year now.  I haven't gained any weight...or lost any for that matter.  I'm just as nympho as ever!
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Heather, I'm sorry you're not feeling well and I'll try to give you the best advice I can, based on what you've told me.\n\nFirst, you should expect that every psychotropic medication you read about will come with side effects.  Most if not all side effects usually occur within the first two weeks and are completely manageable.  There are cases where some people will experience more severe side effects than most, but these cases are extremely rare and unlikely to happen.\n\nIt's natural to feel this way towards any type of psychotropic med, as this is unknown territory for most people and people naturally fear what they don't know.  You're Dr will be well aware of the proper titration for the medication and bring you on so you don't experience harsh side effects.\n\nFrom what you described, you discussed having mood swings.  My question from there would be, have you had a diagnosis for a certain type of mood disorder?  If the answer is yes, then Amitriptyline is going to make you worse.  \n\nAmatriptyline is part of the Tricyclic Antidepressants group and used to treat extremely low levels of depression.  For patients that have mood disorders, this is one of the worst medications you can take and will further exacerbate mania and cycling.\n\nZoloft (sertraline) is part of the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) group of antidepressants.  Again, this is a class of medication that doesn't work for those with mood disorders and will actually make your depression worse.  Zoloft happens to be the worst for mood disorders of the SSRI meds.\n\nI have no idea what you've been diagnosed for, but from what you're discussing, you are experiencing some sort of mood disorder, such as bipolar, cylcothymia or BPD, etc.  If I'm correct, it's possible that you've been misdiagnosed, where it's common for most mood disorders to be misdiagnosed as some sort of depression disorder.  If that is the case, you're either not giving your Dr all the details of how you're feeling or he/she is not experienced in treating mood disorders and you'll have to find someone else.\n\nI hope that this helps and that you get better soon.
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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.