Effexor and slow weight loss

[Robin Whitmore Esposito 6]

I am curious has anyone noticed slow weight loss and antidepressants? I go to my Doctor tomorrow I am not doing anything crazy. I just have notice my weight loss is very slow. I had surgery June 1st 2015. I lost 16 pounds the first weeks and only 13 pounds since. I excersise everyday. I have not cheated even a little bit. I started taking Estroven. I am going to talk to my doctor about weening off Effexor since surgery I notice more symptoms with the drug.

Robin

[hockeyfan7 249]

I was sleeved on the same day and I take Celexa. I've also had a slow weight loss. I don't know if it's related or not. But the alternative is not pretty. Without the Celexa I want to go out and stomp on baby squirrel heads and do nothing but cry.

[Zane's Mom 184]

I take three anti depressants including Effexor and I reached goal at 9 months and I'm 8 pounds under at 13 months.

You have already lost 29 pounds I less than 2 months and you are saying that's slow. I think that's great.

I say be careful on getting off of them unless you truly don't need them and that's a decision you and your doctor have reached together.

Good luck to you. It sounds like your doing great.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

I lost 10 pounds the first month and 11 pounds the second month.

And I'm not on any antidepressants.

I dunno how big you were when you started, but if you were anything like me (I was 216 day of surgery -- having already lost 20 pounds pre-op), you're losing at a pretty fast clip already.

[GirlOnFire 111]

I'm on the same med and I've lost 30 lbs since the start of July... Surgery July 6th. I haven't noticed that it's causing any issues but I've also been considering switching to something else.

[Rhonda Rose Conley 0]

I was on Effexor and had taken myself off, figured I would lose more not being on it. But I'm down 22 lb. in 24 days.