Posted by KrissyP on March 7, 2003, at 1:08:39
In reply to Re: Weight gain! Dizziness! Help! » KrissyP, posted by Tina P on March 6, 2003, at 20:48:08
Hi again Tina,
You are very welcome:-)
Depression can be tough-hang in there. I also know my eating issues lie deeper than my antidepressants, and I have to address them separately too, somehow. I have gone to OA and it helped, but soon it got a little monotonous and I lost interest. My loss now I think. My weight goes up and down-up and down. :-(
I am glad to hear that you are trying to avoid the MANY appetite suppressants-I have seen and I know others have heard of people dying on these. NOT TO SCARE YOU BY ANY MEANS-just a note.
Please stay safe and keep us posted when you can.
:-)Best of luck,
Kristen------------------------------------------
> Thanks for your concern. I try to take care of my diabetes, but it'd hard, especially with depression. I've been on the Effexor XL for a few months now, and haven't noticed much difference in the weight gain/hunger situation. It was a problem on the Paxil, and it's a problem now. I know my eating issues lie deeper than my antidepressants, and I have to address them separately. But in the meantime, it would be nice to have meds that help rather than hurt the situation. My doctor felt that Effexor would help me lose weight, or at least stop gaining. Obviously she was wrong. I've also relied too often on appetite suppresants in the past,and I'm trying to avoid them now. I just find that they get me going, but I gradually build up a tolerance to them and end up just continuing to take them because I'm too afraid not to. So I've been Phentermine-free for the same few months that I've been on the Effexor, which certainly isn't helping matters when it comes to losing weight!
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