Weight Gain Due to Medications???

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collegeri

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Not sure if this is the right forum but...

Has anyone on here gained unwanted weight as the result of a prescribed medication? I was put on Paxil 2 years ago for anxiety and within a year I went from 145-175.

I recently got off of it and my main question is this: Are there any people on here who have gone off SSRI's and lost the added weight? I'm eating fairly healthy and now trying to do more cardio. Any thoughts? Ken-Providence RI.
 
Some anti-depressants do cause weight gain, and Paxil is among them... from what i've read (and of course if you read it in the internet it MUST be true :) ) that it's suggested you ask your doctor for a different drug, and not just go off it on your own... (going off ssri's can cause other issues from what i've read)

As long as you are eating healthy, I would also suggest monitoring calories as well - as I am living proof of it's not only what you eat its how much as well - and exercising (which would be a combination of weight training and cardio) that added weight should come off..
 
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