Posted by Racer on April 28, 2008, at 8:43:01
In reply to Re: Medication and Weight » Zaney, posted by seldomseen on April 28, 2008, at 6:02:22
> The people I work with (a bunch of physicians) typically take zoloft to lose weight and feel better.
My question is: "How long are they taking it?"Most SSRIs seem to cause a little intitial weight loss, only to turn that around after a few months. (Paxil, in my experience, is an exception to that rule -- I started gaining day one.) Zoloft and Prozac might be more activating than the others, and thus case more initial weight loos, or less eventual weight gain, but they're still likely to cause weight gain in the end for many people.
Then again, they say those of us who are underweight to begin with tend to gain the most of serotinergic medications...
As for the initial question, Wellbutrin is known for the least likelihood of weight gain, but it's also the least robust for many people. Depending on the amount of weight gain, it might be best to try to mitigate the effect with other medications -- ranitidine, metformin, topiramate -- rather than trying to avoid it all together. It may not be possible to avoid it entirely.
Good luck...
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