I was just wondering those of you who have gained weight on paxil, how long was it before the pounds starting creeping up on you? I've been on it for a month and I'm terrified that I'm going to pack on weight overnight!
Thanks for replying!! I know that I shouldn't be concerned about gaining weight but I've had to struggle to keep my weight down and everything I read was so negative with paxil and I decided the heck with it I wanted to feel better but I was just curious what others thought of it!!
Aparently SSRI's may affect your liver, and this in turn slows down your thyroid, and thus your metabolism slows down too. This does not happen to everyone, but if you start gaining weight in spite of diet and exercise, paxil may not be for you.
I have found in my extensive research that paxil does and will cause weight gain for the majority of people. I have always had a very high metabolism and was able to eat anything and everything! I was always skinny 100lbs but after i started taking paxil i gained 18 pounds, and NO i did not eat any more in fact i cut down on my eating, ate the 'right' foods and exercised but to no avail. I am currently 3 weeks post paxil (the withdrawls were hell!) and i still have yet been able to shed anything......
It is true that 'some' of the few and lucky ones don't gain weight but they are few and far between.
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