Posted by sukarno on April 6, 2010, at 9:03:58
In reply to Re: starting paroxetine hydrochloride..., posted by innterested on April 6, 2010, at 6:00:00
Hi and welcome to Psycho-Babble! :-)
My guess is paroxetine (Paxil/Seroxat) will decrease appetite initially. Later on it might increase your appetite and possibly slow down your metabolism.
Simply eating less along with exercise and multivitamin/multimineral supplementation should prevent any weight gain.
Benzodiazepines make me hungry and I used to eat a lot and gained quite a bit of weight (on Xanax), but I forced myself to eat less, although I did it gradually. Hunger is not an issue now and I actually feel better. I probably dropped 10kg (22lbs) or more since January.
You can eat as little as 1500 calories a day, although 1800 would be an easier target and that's still healthy eating. It can be hard to count calories, but eating three meals a day, high in fiber (fiber makes you feel full and is devoid of calories) should help.
Good luck.
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