It can be PART of the cause of weight gain, but anyone that says you can't lose the weight is FULL of IT...it is ALL Diet....it does not completely screw up your metabolism.....each person screws up their own metabolism.
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It wasn't the Paxil, three months isn't long enough to have any effect on your metablolism, and three months will have ZERO long term effects PERIOD
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Hi Melrose, it took me around 2_to 3 months for the weight to start falling off, but I'm now back on it ad its the only med that really works for me
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your metabolism slows down in your 30s and 40s........paxil is good but not good for your body...on it for 5 months put on over 20 pounds..weaned off to a lower dose and started wellbutrin as well...Extreme weight gain woun depress me so I put a stop to that....
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I was put on Paxil 3 years ago during the long process of my mothers death. I gained weight partly because it makes you hungry and the medicine it's self (for me) weight gain. The withdrawal ( cold turkey) was hell. The upside for me was I could laugh again feel and I am still very slowly couple pounds a week, losing weight, without really trying, but I am not always hungry anymore. Hope this helps someone. Good Luck
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Some of us require the drugs to function at all.
I would rather be in a bit of a fog thank shaking uncontrollably, scared Out of my
Mind, thinking I'm crazy. Clearly
Whatever reason you were on the drugs in the first place was not as significant as those who need them to live. Think a bit before you open your mouth some of us don't have the luxury of living without them
I would rather be in a bit of a fog thank shaking uncontrollably, scared Out of my
Mind, thinking I'm crazy. Clearly
Whatever reason you were on the drugs in the first place was not as significant as those who need them to live. Think a bit before you open your mouth some of us don't have the luxury of living without them
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Ellen,
I appreciate you taking the time to write out in detail what life was like. Ironically, paxel has done the opposite for me. Most people would never understand dealing with adhd or the manic days we have, but paxil has given me new light. One year on so far and the people around me have noticed a huge change in my personality. To be honest, I was not very pleasant to be around and it changed as I began my medication. I am also a recovering drug addict, and most people with add or adhd tend to have addictive personalities so paxil was a safer route for me. I love amphetamines because life is bearable again for me while on them but i also become very emotionally disconnected. I have a 14 year old son and our relationship on paxel got better when i became dedicated to accepting that I need an extra push of seratonin in my system. Im certain there will be a day that my body becomes immune to it, but until then, ive suffered so much and a few extra pounds would never justify my ability to remember all the conscious decisions to make my son smile.
Moses
I appreciate you taking the time to write out in detail what life was like. Ironically, paxel has done the opposite for me. Most people would never understand dealing with adhd or the manic days we have, but paxil has given me new light. One year on so far and the people around me have noticed a huge change in my personality. To be honest, I was not very pleasant to be around and it changed as I began my medication. I am also a recovering drug addict, and most people with add or adhd tend to have addictive personalities so paxil was a safer route for me. I love amphetamines because life is bearable again for me while on them but i also become very emotionally disconnected. I have a 14 year old son and our relationship on paxel got better when i became dedicated to accepting that I need an extra push of seratonin in my system. Im certain there will be a day that my body becomes immune to it, but until then, ive suffered so much and a few extra pounds would never justify my ability to remember all the conscious decisions to make my son smile.
Moses
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Indeed when the increased my dose I gained exactly 5 pounds a month How can one do that exactly 5 pounds Dr dismissed it was Paxil I strongly believe it was
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I started on the generic form of Paxil in January. I weighed 123 at the doctor visit. I now weigh 138 in only 5 months! I work out and eat less then I did at 123. I'm so sad because I'm on 20mg and it helps me so very much to deal with anxiety. After just now getting on the scale and gaining another 4 pounds in one week. I have to call tomorrow and figure something out. I'm going off. I have to. I have never weighed this much!!!
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I am a 100% certain Paxil has killed my metabolism. I weighed 111 in December. Went on Paxil in January and gained 23 pounds in 3 months! Since April, I have not been able to lose more than 2 pounds. I am very petite and have always weighed no more than 118. I am now 134, eat no more than 1200 calories a day, have hired a personal trainer and nothing is working. I feel like I can't breathe. My stomach is actually hard and huge. I've tried a three day cleanse and still don't have a flat stomach. This is out of my realm because I have been healthy and thin for 46 years. There's got to be something to counter act this toxic medication. Please help!!!!!!!
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I have been on paxil for almost 2 years. I started out at weighing just about 120,8 months later I got up to 195.. it is making my depression even worse then it was before I started on medication..I have a physical job I work 5 days a week 8 hours a day I go on long walks with my wife for miles every weekend and nothing seems to be helping I don't know what to do.. -shana
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