I starting taking paxil in December of 06' and by May of 07' I was carrying around an extra 35-40 pounds. I had weighed between 170-180 pounds my whole adult life (i was 31), so Im sure it is more than just coincidence that I just happened to get up to 220 pounds within 5 months of taking Paxil. It ended up taking me like 4 months post paxil before I could even start losing the extra 40 pounds I put on. Of course, my doctor was completely unaware of the possibility of gaining weight on Paxil. He told me that all I had to worry about was "dry mouth". Paxil totally messed up my digestive system, and I woke up on an almost nightly basis with terrible heartburn. It did help to elevate my moods because I know longer had to worry about feelings of any kind except this foggy, dull sort of contentment. Anyway, I feel for all of you on this board. I know how frustrating living with anxiety/depression can be because there doesn't seem to be any sort of break from it, it's just so relentless.
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I really was helped by Paxil, it changed my whole life. But I gained 30 lbs in 6 months and could not lose it no matter how much i exercised. I started grinding my teeth and lost most of them - tried a night guard but ground right through it. I got some nystagmus - wiggling eye. Constipation. took a lot of naps. Then i was hit with RLS - restless leg syndrome which is at night going to sleep i would have to move my leg. this is hereditary but it got so bad i would walk and walk all night. i was but on Mirapex which took care of that. Lost enjoyment of sex. Got lazy and did not care, it was nice to be relaxed. now i don't even wash the dishes or anything. It is very hard to get off. i am still on it. but it sure worked like magic on my depression and severe anxiety and panic attacks.
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I am on the generic paxil and have gained about 20 pounds i was on 20 mgs. and am now on 10 mgs and im still gaining weight. I dont know what to do because its the only thing that keeps me from constant crying. I guess i will just be fat. at least i wont be crying. well maybe i will be crying more cuz im fat???? How can I lose some of this weight? Im not hardly eating anything its just the mediation.
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I have been on Paxil for about 15 years my doctor says i will be on it all my life,I have gained a few pounds but go to the ymca 4 days a week and have lost 40 pounds I run two miles each night and lift small amounts of weights and i feel great I love the paxil it has done wonders for me
i am using 40 milagrams a day like i said for the last 15 years.
Good Luck
Charlie :-D
i am using 40 milagrams a day like i said for the last 15 years.
Good Luck
Charlie :-D
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i know this post is from 2006, but i HAD to add my reply to it. i started taking paxil in feb 2006...it gave me relief from my post traumatic stress and anxiety. i was also a walking zombie. THAT i could deal with, but i noticed that even with my workouts, i was putting on a few pounds. (only one or two) then suddenly, in aug 2006-oct 2006 i gained 40 lbs. i was eating no different than i ever did and working out. i was a wreck. the doctor said it was NOT a side effect of paxil and perhaps it was early menopause...(i was 29) i finally went on a website similar to this and noticed EVERYONE who commented on paxil had gained an average of 35-40 lbs. 40 lbs in 3 months is not normal. i decided to take myself off of it, which was hard but WORTH IT as i lost 45 lbs in 3 months. tell me that wasnt the paxil!! i just hope this helps someone the way it helped me to read comments!
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Your metabolism slows down starting in your eraly 20's. I wonder if this is what some of you guys are experiencing. I gained 40 lbs in the last 2 years and I'm 29. This is before taking any meds.
I started paxil 20 mg for mild anxiety. I hope it doesn't make me gain weight :'( .
I started paxil 20 mg for mild anxiety. I hope it doesn't make me gain weight :'( .
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OMG I was on paxil for 4 months and gained 15 pounds o.O anyone who says you don't gain weight with paxil is fullof it. This drug should not be given to anyone...ok it helps with depression and panic attacks. but the side effects are horrible tired all the time, constipated all the time dizzy ? all the time and forget about the withdrawl symptoms I know know what a drug addict feels like when they dont have thier drugs. :-S ...and to lose weight after OMG takes forever I go to the gym three times a week and the other days I am either walking the dogs for miles or doing stuff around the house so it's exercise...and eating less than 1200 calories a day. Yeah I loset five pounds then one day they reappeared....what an awful drug. I cannot wait for the first class action lawsuit......... :-D :-D :-D
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I've been on Paxil for six months and I've lost 8 pounds. I do that by going to Weight Watchers and exercising moderately.
Did any of you stop to think that if you are in a happier frame of mind that you might be eating more?
You can't gain weight without putting the food in your mouth. Paxil, by itself, did not pop all these pounds on you. Until your own your actions, you're only screwing yourselves up.
Did any of you stop to think that if you are in a happier frame of mind that you might be eating more?
You can't gain weight without putting the food in your mouth. Paxil, by itself, did not pop all these pounds on you. Until your own your actions, you're only screwing yourselves up.
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Reply to the post below well well good for you....... I did not sit on the couch and eat chips and drink soda, I had completely nooooo energy but pushed myself to stay awake past 6pm...If I did fall asleep it was for 2-3 hrs then I was awake tor 4-5 hrs...... :'( I ate fruit and veggies (raw) ate chicken pushed myself to go to the gym because i was so out of it. Never wanted to eat before this medication. I would eat three times a day because Ik new I had (drink a lot of fluids so most of the time I am not hungry) I weighed 109 lbs with out trying. Then paxil came along awful awful awful. YES YES YES IT IS THE MEDICATION!!!!! Noone can say it is not....I gained 15 lbs so fast now I exercise exercise exercise I am back to where I need to remember to eat but I lose NOTHING!!!!! gym three days a week Mountain Biking on the weekends 8-10 miles and nothing is coming off...they say it takes a few months to get out of your system then the weight will start to come off.. Well if thats the case I will wake up one morning weighing 80 lbs becausefor what I eat to the amount of exercise I do I should be losing weight..ITS THE MEDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I've been on Paxil for six months and I've lost 8 pounds. I do that by going to Weight Watchers and exercising moderately.
Did any of you stop to think that if you are in a happier frame of mind that you might be eating more?
You can't gain weight without putting the food in your mouth. Paxil, by itself, did not pop all these pounds on you. Until your own your actions, you're only screwing yourselves up.
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I've been on Paxil for six months and I've lost 8 pounds. I do that by going to Weight Watchers and exercising moderately.
Did any of you stop to think that if you are in a happier frame of mind that you might be eating more?
You can't gain weight without putting the food in your mouth. Paxil, by itself, did not pop all these pounds on you. Until your own your actions, you're only screwing yourselves up.
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I have three children ages 2-6. There was some family drama inflicted by an outside party, after dealing with her verbal attacks/abuse for five months and suffering several panic attacks which were becoming closer and closer together and stronger each time.
During the last month of havoc from the above mentioned, my middle child began wetting her bed, all of a sudden... and she would cry and scream. So by the time she would finally get back to bed (after changing her and her bed), I was wide awake. I was averaging 4 hours sleep each night, and naps weren't an option.
I felt helpless about the first paragraph, add it with sleep deprivation... I was a mess. I finally stood up for myself to the difficult person, and had to make the big decision to cut her out of our lives, at least for the time being... which was hard because it was my eldest child's paternal grandmother. I'm not going to get into the details, just believe me when I tell you it was something that should have been done sooner for both my sake and my son's.
For about a week, I was having crying jags anytime I talked about my anxiety attacks... and the techniques weren't working. I wasn't even sure how long I had been feeling that constant dread in my stomach (nausea) or what to do about it. I began feeling more helpless, and analyzing my thoughts and feelings which actually had me sink deeper. I avoided play groups, returning phone calls, and even mail, lol.
I was then scared of having a nervous breakdown of some form which would prevent me from properly caring for my children. That is when I decided to go to the doctor. Boy, do they ever write out a prescription fast! I was there for less than 3 minutes! And didn't have a chance to get into details (which would have had me crying right away).
Anyways, 10 mg of Paxil made me feel so much better in just two days. I was upbeat, even happy! I was like a kid who needed to go to bed early... 9:30 was the latest I could stand, whereas before I stayed up past 11 or 12 some nights. But I thought the extra sleep was great, and if I need to get up with the middle child I could usually fall asleep again, and if not, being up a few hours early helped me get me studying done better. Troubles rolled off my shoulders, although I still had some evening apprehension and after the first month upped it to 20 mg. My fiance was against it from the beginning... he wanted me to eat healthy, work out and not take any pills. After about a week on 20 mg, I wasn't needing my early bedtime... which I actually missed. I began staying up until 10:30, 11 o'clock. Although, at this time I felt okay... but not good like before, and just felt "off". The side effects at this time seemed to be libido... no interest, and during... inability to climax. Along with weight gain 10 pounds + in less than 2 months.
After:
A friend I hadn't spoken with for several months, first told me about Paxil... essentially, messing people up. More so, the extreme mood swings and hostility for up to 6 weeks after. I decided at that point, since I had been on them for less than two months and they weren't having the same magic is at first... to stop. My doctor told me at the second visit that the come down is difficult, and when I was ready (ideally a year later) to speak with her and get some other meds to lessen the symptoms.
Well, I didn't. The first few days were alright. Thereafter, feelings of hostility and being annoyed, frustrated.... over nothing big. Very vivid dreams, typically I don't remember dreams.... these dreams I could write books with. Worst timing too, my exam was coming... so I had very detailed exam dreams of what could go wrong.
I also gained weight in this month, although I attribute that to the several birthday cakes we ate and shared with friends/family within 3 weeks. Other posts mentioned metabolism changes, or difficulty to lose weight despite diet and exercise.... I guess I'll be finding out if/how that effects me, since that's where I'm at now. It's been about 6 weeks since my last pill, and I'm focusing on getting my life back together in a way that is healthy and pill free.
I have three children ages 2-6. There was some family drama inflicted by an outside party, after dealing with her verbal attacks/abuse for five months and suffering several panic attacks which were becoming closer and closer together and stronger each time.
During the last month of havoc from the above mentioned, my middle child began wetting her bed, all of a sudden... and she would cry and scream. So by the time she would finally get back to bed (after changing her and her bed), I was wide awake. I was averaging 4 hours sleep each night, and naps weren't an option.
I felt helpless about the first paragraph, add it with sleep deprivation... I was a mess. I finally stood up for myself to the difficult person, and had to make the big decision to cut her out of our lives, at least for the time being... which was hard because it was my eldest child's paternal grandmother. I'm not going to get into the details, just believe me when I tell you it was something that should have been done sooner for both my sake and my son's.
For about a week, I was having crying jags anytime I talked about my anxiety attacks... and the techniques weren't working. I wasn't even sure how long I had been feeling that constant dread in my stomach (nausea) or what to do about it. I began feeling more helpless, and analyzing my thoughts and feelings which actually had me sink deeper. I avoided play groups, returning phone calls, and even mail, lol.
I was then scared of having a nervous breakdown of some form which would prevent me from properly caring for my children. That is when I decided to go to the doctor. Boy, do they ever write out a prescription fast! I was there for less than 3 minutes! And didn't have a chance to get into details (which would have had me crying right away).
Anyways, 10 mg of Paxil made me feel so much better in just two days. I was upbeat, even happy! I was like a kid who needed to go to bed early... 9:30 was the latest I could stand, whereas before I stayed up past 11 or 12 some nights. But I thought the extra sleep was great, and if I need to get up with the middle child I could usually fall asleep again, and if not, being up a few hours early helped me get me studying done better. Troubles rolled off my shoulders, although I still had some evening apprehension and after the first month upped it to 20 mg. My fiance was against it from the beginning... he wanted me to eat healthy, work out and not take any pills. After about a week on 20 mg, I wasn't needing my early bedtime... which I actually missed. I began staying up until 10:30, 11 o'clock. Although, at this time I felt okay... but not good like before, and just felt "off". The side effects at this time seemed to be libido... no interest, and during... inability to climax. Along with weight gain 10 pounds + in less than 2 months.
After:
A friend I hadn't spoken with for several months, first told me about Paxil... essentially, messing people up. More so, the extreme mood swings and hostility for up to 6 weeks after. I decided at that point, since I had been on them for less than two months and they weren't having the same magic is at first... to stop. My doctor told me at the second visit that the come down is difficult, and when I was ready (ideally a year later) to speak with her and get some other meds to lessen the symptoms.
Well, I didn't. The first few days were alright. Thereafter, feelings of hostility and being annoyed, frustrated.... over nothing big. Very vivid dreams, typically I don't remember dreams.... these dreams I could write books with. Worst timing too, my exam was coming... so I had very detailed exam dreams of what could go wrong.
I also gained weight in this month, although I attribute that to the several birthday cakes we ate and shared with friends/family within 3 weeks. Other posts mentioned metabolism changes, or difficulty to lose weight despite diet and exercise.... I guess I'll be finding out if/how that effects me, since that's where I'm at now. It's been about 6 weeks since my last pill, and I'm focusing on getting my life back together in a way that is healthy and pill free.
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YES, You must start eating healthier and watch your calorie, sugar, starch intake daily. You can still eat certain meals but, you will need to know how to substitute in healthy ingredients.
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%-) I was only on Paxill for 2 months. I had a very low dose. 10mg. I put on 18 lbs during this time and quit cold turkey. Dr. said I could being it is such a low dose. But... from the paxill all the weight made like a big tire ring just around the middle. The rest of me is not big. My stomach is so big and hurts all the time up high. Like Bloated. Hard to breathe. Now this paxill I took was 4 years ago. Iam still fat and feel horrible in the upper belly. I have tried MD's and they have told me that paxill does not cause that. Thats c**p!! I have done the dieting and all. Nothing helps.
I can't work out alot as Iam now somwhat disabled. I don't walk as much as I use to But I know even from family members it all started while taking paxill. Iam thinking now of trying Omega 3 and Vit. E. Or is it to late now? What can I do? Feeling fat in BC
I can't work out alot as Iam now somwhat disabled. I don't walk as much as I use to But I know even from family members it all started while taking paxill. Iam thinking now of trying Omega 3 and Vit. E. Or is it to late now? What can I do? Feeling fat in BC
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I GAINED 100 LBS ON PAXIL . I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF anyone saw a decrease
in weight when they reduced the dosage. Thanks !!!
in weight when they reduced the dosage. Thanks !!!
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No, the dosage is irrevelant. If you want to loose weight, you have to stop using it. Paxil works treating mental conditions, but it has this terrible bad effect, it causes overweight. I have read many scientific journals about Paxil and side effects. I know what is Paxil, molecular weight, doses, etc. So, anyone who wants to loose the extra weight have to leave Paxil.
I am Dr. Rosado from PR
I am Dr. Rosado from PR
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