Antidepressants and weight gain

[tinkerditz 0]

Hi there,

my name is Jen and I was banded in August of last year. Two months ago my general practitioner put me on an antidepressant and since then I have gradually gained 10 pounds. I am following my diet, I work out religiously, and I even attend weight watcher meetings every week. So I'm pretty sure the change of medication is the reason for my weight gain.

I am wondering if anyone else has had such a dramatic weight gain with their band after being put on antidepressants?

Sorry if this is a repeat topic. I tried to seach for a similar one and couldn't find anything like it.

Thanks for reading!

[chickadee81 0]

There are anti-depressants that can cause weight gain. My PCP put me on Wellbutrion which is considered weight neutral and in fact some studies have shown weight loss with taking it. Maybe you could try another med? But of course if it is working well for you that may not be the best thing. I'm sure eventually it would stop causing gain and you could work on taking it back off. Although not unusual, def something to talk about with your dr though. I know personally for me weight gain would make me more depressed which would defeat the purpose of the meds. Let me know what happens!

[esv2000 0]

I have gained lots of weight over the years in trial and error of antidepressants and none of the doctors forewarned me about weight gain. Finally I am settled down on combination of cymbalta and abilify and abilify made me gain 30lbs. It was the best med for my depression so I decided to lose weight rather than stop the med because it became a survival issue for me. Let me know the name of your med and I will tell you what it does and will tell you some good alternatives, wellbutrin is one of them as you lose on wellbutrin but it doesn't work for everyone, I know it didn't work for me.

[marykb 0]

I've been on Wellbutrin for awhile and actually lost weight at first, then I just stayed about the same. When my Dr. suggests a med change, she always tells me about the side-effects of the drugs she is considering. If there is any indication of weight gain, she tells me and we have decided to avoid those drugs, if at all possible.

There are so many choices in drugs now, maybe your Dr. can find another one that will as well, but not cause weight gain.