Posted by sanfran on August 17, 2004, at 15:43:04
In reply to Re: Effexor Weight Gain / Help Me!, posted by Frankie on March 28, 2002, at 3:23:35
Hmmm... that's difficult to offer advice to someone as to whether their medication is causing their weight gain. Heck, even the scientists who design these medications are at a loss for why people react so differently to them. We all have different systems and react as individuals to medications. Even twins react dramatically different to the same medication (I am a twin and experience this all the time). There is absolutely no scientific evidence that just because 8/10 people on effexor lose weight, then the medication cannot be the cause of your weight gain. It simply means that of 10 people tested, 8 of them appeared to lose weight in that time period they were monitored. Applying a statement like that to a population and generalizing is dangerous and is what is causing so many people anguish in these 'unheard' side-effects.
I would point to the postings on this site as evidence that anything and everything can result from taking these medications. It is a double edged sword that unfortunately has many upsides as well as downsides. The emphasis should be on listening to your own body and how you feel from a particular medication, and realizing the advice of their doctors & the pharmaceutical companies is just that, advice.
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