how long after stopping celexa will i lose weight

How long did it take for the weight to start coming off?

I 100% agree with you. I gained 10kg in 12 weeks. I felt like I was bursting out of my skin like when you have a bee sting. I am usually 60kg and ballooned to 70kg. The anti depressants made me depressed because of my weight gain. The only clothes I can fit are stretchy (irony again) gym clothes. My food did not change, if anything, I increased exercise and was even more careful with food. Been off tablets now for three weeks and am working hard to shed the gut/hip flabby fat weight.

Hmmmm..........I'd get a new doctor! Also, all medication comes with an information paper listing side effects and such. You didn't read it? As for the dizziness and hunger pangs, try drinking lots of water, which should subside both. Good luck to you, and BTW, make sure you read up on any new medication you take.

Wow good for u!Been taking for 10 years,hate it,weight and taking the med.Trying to get off as I am cutting my dose,feel okay! All I can do is try and see what happens! Thanks

Has the weight come off?

I have been on it for about 4 years. I gained over 50lbs. I'm trying to get myself off the meds also but I am like you. The anger is scary. I try to picture something that I really love when I feel it coming. I hope we both can overcome this. (And lose the weight)

Wow these stories sound just like mine. When I first when on Celexa I gained about 10 pounds within the first 6 months. I just chalked it up to the fact that I had turned 30 and my metabolism was slowing down or something. The weight didn't budge. Usually I can watch my diet and loose pounds pretty easily but not this time. After 3.5 years of being on Celexa I decided to go off of it. I felt happier on the drug but I felt out of touch with other emotions. Within 6 weeks I have gained 12 pounds. I'm not eating any differently and not exercising any less, but I blew up like crazy. One day I said to my wife "I feel bloated and fat today." Well that feeling never went away. My wife is trying to empathize with me by comparing my weight gain to her pregnancies. ughh.

When I was reading this thread in despair six months ago, I vowed to return and post if ever I managed to lose the weight.

Well, here I am to reassure you that it does come off in the end!

Of course, every person's experience may be different, but here's mine. I went from 110 to 140 lbs in three years on Citalopram / Celexa, eventually weaning myself off at the start of February this year after deciding that the extra weight was having too much of an impact on my self-image an various parts of my life.

Very quickly I found I was eating much better and had more energy to go out and exercise, returning to the 3 x weekly gym visits that I'd abandoned on the drug. By May, however, my weight was STILL creeping up and up. It was an awful, depressing and scary feeling, especially when dealing with the other effects of coming off the drug.

In mid-May I resolved to address the issue scientifically by calculating a 500 daily calorie deficit and sticking to it religiously. And guess what: it worked. Not sure whether it was the metabolic 'shock' or whether I'd just been kidding myself about my previous efforts, but the pounds just started falling off. By the end of July, I'd lost 20 pounds.

Since then, work commitments and travel have made it difficult for me to stick to the same plan, but by the end of September I'd managed to shift another 10 pounds to return to my original 110. And I've been maintaining ever since. :-)

My message is: stick with it even if the first few weeks and months are difficult and discouraging. If you're emotionally ok to do without the drug, you'll lose the weight in the end.

I was on celexa for 5 years.slow 40 lb weight gain.stopped 3 months ago .40 lbs gobe

I'm a 48 yr old bloke, 5ft 9" and weighed in at 16 stone (chunky not fat) started Celexa 40mg 4yrs ago for anger issues (ever since a young boy) worked great but weights gone up to 20st with no extra foods and my job is a lot of walking + the dog every night = 5miles a day, got fed up and worried with weight so have started to wean myself off 10mg per week, I'm now down to 10mg per day for the next week and feeling totally fine but am waiting for some of the side effects to kick in at 0mg....I'm determined to come off but only time will tell...GOOD LUCK to you all.

I've been on Zoloft or celexa 20 years. I gained 70-80 lbs. Didn't know this is a side effect. Worked great for my anxiety. I slept 10-12 hrs at night. It was hell to wean off and took about 6 months. Horrible headaches, dizziness. I am finally off and I have a personality again. I was numbed to most sadness around me. Lost mom, dad, aunts, uncles, everybody in last 10 years. I still had depression and laid around and watched TV. I would have never left my bed due to the sadness if not for celexa. It was a struggle even on 40mg to get over losses. I WAS starving all the time. I ate constantly (part could be grief). While in some ways, my mind is clearer, I am now anxious, angry and have obsessive worries again. Even taking ambien (20 yrs also), I'm lucky to sleep 6 hrs. My weight is the main thinthinking g that is upsetting me now. I've become diabetic and all the meds have nasty side effects. I'm trying to eat properly to avoid meds, but it is a struggle. celexa is very effective, but can be bad for your heart when you get older, which is another reason I stopped taking it. All SSRIs will cause same side effects. Prozac, Zoloft, celexa and the new one Lexapro. Another side effect of SSRIs is complete loss of libido. Never, ever wanted sex. husband took for short time while grieving loss of his mother and felt same way. Wish there were effective meds out there for anxiety without side effects. Xanax and similar meds you will build up tolerance and have to keep increasing dosage. One of the reasons doctors don't want to give Valium anymore. My aunt took Valium for 60 years and lived to 87. Hope I can survive off celexa. Very tough road for those with anxiety. I know I have always been ADHD and wonder if I treat that, it will cure these issues. Once again, due to age, adderal can cause problems. If I had money, I would be having a long discussion with my psych doctor. Haven't been able to see him in 10 yrs. st. John wort does the same as celexa, but will end up costing more because insurance will not pay for OTC supplements. There are many foods and beverages that interact dangerously with st johns wort. If you have no insurance, though, this may be the only way. Hope my explaining my very long journey with this drug helps someone. If I thought I was going to become obese, I would have never started. However, my emotional health would have been at risk. Be very careful and remember, the DRUG is causing you to THINK you are hungry.

Hi,
I am at the year mark and I have still not seen any shift in weight. I have always counted calories and eat healthy. I am now eating the healthiest I have eaten in my life, meal prepping all my meals and cooking everything from scratch. STILL NO weight loss. Was it exactly a year that you saw the weight loss? I need hope

I was on Celexa for about a year and a half as well. I gained 15 pounds on it and that was while I was eating healthy and working out like crazy. I've always been a fitness freak. I finally quit taking it. Cold Turkey! I know I shouldn't have done that but I was so frustrated I didn't care. I did have some dizzy spells at first but that's about it. I've been off of it for about a month now...weight will no budge. I have even reduced my calories to 1000 clean calories per day with 5 days of intense exercising. I even run 4-5 miles three times a week and it will not budge. I'm actually considering phentermine to jump start the weight gain. Hope you have better luck than me. I know...it's frustrating. I wasn't depressed until the weight gain

I am having the same problem. I have always worked out and ate healthy and still put on 15 pounds. I am meal prepping as well and exercising like a freak....not one pound has came off. I'm considering phentermine to jump start the weight loss. My doctor says no but I told him if something doesn't budge I will just go to a weigh loss clinic and get the phentermine.

Consider going to a lchf eating plan.