I have a common question - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

ontheway · 08-10-2004, 01:26 PM

This has probably been asked many,many times, but I'm having a very hard week and when i get a new doc and appointment set up, I'm going to go see and I want to ask to be put on prozac, with my other medication i took i gain sooooooooo much weight and have finally lost a lot of it, I want to know if prozac has made any of you gain weight ? and if it has truly helped with intrusive thoughts, because thats whats got my life on hold is these very bad religious and other intrusive thoughts and I don't like suffering this way and I want it to stop, I'm just scared of new medication in what it does to the body, because mine has change mine so much. please if anyone is taking prozac and it has helped with the thoughts and not gainb weight please let me know..i would very much appreciate it thanks so much (( hugs to all )) God bless always

wishyouwerehere · 08-10-2004, 06:52 PM

Hey there. I've only been on Prozac for a few weeks so far, but it hasn't made me gain any weight yet (all the other medications I've tried made me gain weight within the first month, expecially Paxil.) Like you, I was/am worried that this one would do the same. I guess the side effects for every medication can be different for every person. What medication were you on previously? I can't tell yet if the Prozac is helping me- it seems to be making my OCD worse, but I'm going to try and stick with it for at least another month.

One of the keys to getting better is finding a therapist (and doctor for medication if your therapist can't do prescriptions) that you trust and can communicate with. If you trust who you're getting medication from and are comfortable with asking them questions, you'll be more willing to try the medication. Just keep in mind that if a medication doesnt work for you, or you don't like the side effects, you can call your doctor and they can help you get off of it immediately - don't do it by yourself.

Good luck with everything, I hope your week gets better!

girl3900 · 08-10-2004, 08:58 PM

All the antidepressants I've went on have made me loose a ton of weight mostly because I was so nervous all the time. That was probobly the only good thing that happened to me while on them. Although, once I got off I ate nonstop and gained it all back plus a few lbs.

ontheway · 08-11-2004, 03:30 PM

Thank y'all for replying to me, the medicine that really made me gain the most weight was remeron and I had to stop taking it, I basically took it for sleeping and it helped with depression

I want to be better with my thinking, my mental health. I have lost alot of weight that i had gained in the past I want to be put on one that does not make me gain anymore. I thibk prozac sounds good, I don't know how it will work for my body, but I'm willing to try, If i do notice a change in my weight I will change the medicine.

I just don't want to suffer with these intrusive thoughts anymore. I really need the right doc and medicine and more therapy to work with hopefully I will be blessed and get better which im already blessed but I mean I want to improve more. thanks again

anyone eles can give me some info on prozac more infor is welcome, thanks again guys for responding to this post

God bless y'all always

EnchantdFirecat · 08-11-2004, 04:05 PM

The only one I have heard of that hasnt actually had weight gain as a side effect but weight loss is topomax.