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SSRI - weight gain

maddie_faye — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:06:45 GMT

I’ve been on an Anti-depressant for a few months and I have noticed that in that time I have put on quite a bit of weight, I’ve been on two other SSRIs before that but didn’t really experience that side effect.

I had just put down my weight gain due to my eating/exercising habits even though I have been trying to work on both of those things, the weight gain is still happening and it only just occurred to me that this could be due to side effects of that SSRI.

SSRI - weight gain

maddie_faye — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:53:03 GMT

Also to add onto this it was more of a sudden and rapid weight gain rather than a slow one over time.

SSRI - weight gain

quirkywords — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:27:22 GMT

Maddie

have you spoken to your doctor about your concerns. Some medications can cause weight gain .

SSRI - weight gain

Petal22 — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:39:23 GMT

Hi maddie faye,

Some antidepressants do cause weight gain……….

I’m aware also that some don’t.

If the weight gain is causing you concern maybe have a chat to your gp.

SSRI - weight gain

geoff — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:42:14 GMT

Hello Maddie, can I ask whether the 2 previous SSRI you were given were on the max. dose and now you are concerned you should talk with your doctor once again.

Geoff.

SSRI - weight gain

On The Road — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:50:11 GMT

Hi maddie faye,

some SSRIs do gain weight, my school psychiatrist told me about this, but this never occur to me. You may talk to your GP about this, sometimes switching drugs under guidance could help.