Posted by rachel sarah on May 11, 2005, at 7:42:52
Hi,
I feel like I am in a state of despair. I went on medication (anti-depressants) two years ago, because of depression and anxiety. The first one I went on was called Sertraline (Lustral) that didn't work for me, think it may have supressed my apetite and I didn't put on any weight, but I came off this. By the way, at the this time I had managed to loose 17 pounds which I was so pleased about, just through excercising 3 times a week and eating healthily. I was a size 12 (English size) and was really happy with my weight.
Then I went on to Cipramil, on this medication I was hungry all the time, and no matter how hard I tried I couldnt stop eating. At first I didn't think I was putting on much weight, due to lots of excercise. But after six months I came off it, because I had put on 11 lbs. I managed to loose a bit of this, but it seemed so hard to loose the weight. Any way to cut a long story short I went onto Effexor, which worked the best out of these medications, but even though I didnt feel hungrier, I put on another 7lbs. In total I have put on 18lbs. I was 10 stone and am now 11.4. I came off this medication due to weight gain. But no matter what I do I cannot seem to loose the weight. I cannot stand being this size. I am now going to the gym every day for about an hour and doing fifty sit ups. It is starting to take over my life. Also I eat healthily. I am beginning to have wierd thoughts about eating nothing all day just to loose it.
I was just wondering if anybody else has had a similar problem. I know anti dep some times put on weight, but I can not understandy why I cannot loose it now that I am off them. I have become obsessed with this for about a year and a half. I just want to be my old size. Does anybody know what I can do, or why it is so impossible to loose any weight?
Tomorrow I am going to the doctors about it, but I doubt very much they will do anything for me. I have gone in the past and it has done nothing. THe only thing that ever shifted this weight was doing the Atkins diet for a while, but that made me feel really sick.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks
poster:rachel sarah
thread:496327
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