diet

[sweetwawa]

was that used for anxiety or depression?

if used for depression wouldn't it have speeded up metabolism ?

i was told paxil caused weight gain but i would think if used for anxiety it would cuz its slowing you down.

i still feel the effects of the zyprexa and depakote i took for 2 1/2 months.
some side effects are actually there.
that stuff must be powerful and i took them for anxiety.

[mlgable]

If the meds were causing so many side effects you should not have stayed on them even though it was only 2 months. Anytime you have side effects from medications you need to report them to the doc. As for the weight gain usually it isn't the med itself that causes wt gain but is an increased appitite caused by the med that causes wt. The only sure fire way to loose weight is to burn off more calories than you take in. That means eating sensibly, limiting your snacks and a good exercise routine.

[auntjudyg]

Originally posted by mlgable:
As for the weight gain usually it isn't the med itself that causes wt gain but is an increased appitite caused by the med that causes wt. The only sure fire way to loose weight is to burn off more calories than you take in. That means eating sensibly, limiting your snacks and a good exercise routine.

I know this is the party line, but this was certainly not the case in my experience. One of my doctors told me there has been a preliminary study pointing to changes in metabolism, though I have another doctor repeating what the pharmaceutical companies say, that it is the patients' fault for eating too much - as stated by you. It was not an increase in appetite in my case, besides the fact that I think it would have been physically impossible to consume the number of calories needed for the weight gain.

And it all sounds well and good to say to eat fewer calories than you burn off, but if one is not burning off enough to get sufficient nutrition, another answer is needed.

Goodness, as if dealing with depression were not enough . . . Then the impact of a weight gain . . . THEN what other people have to say about it.

[auntjudyg]

Originally posted by sweetwawa:
was that used for anxiety or depression?

if used for depression wouldn't it have speeded up metabolism ?

I don't think anxiety/depression and metabolism are correlated that way. Or at least that the medication would impact metabolism that way.

[sweetwawa]

me and my friend had a talk about this last night.

i thought the antidepresesants were stimulant pills like diet pills.

i'm confused cuz i was also taking paxil and it made me more anxious.
that was for depression.
well------it seems what you're saying is they all cause weight gain which also makes me agree w/you on the idea that you're dealing w/enough from the condition that the weight gain is all we need!!!!!!!

i'm hoping that they find a pill that doesn't cause weight gain in the future.
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