I’ve been on Prozac for 12 years. Every year I gain Weight. Every year I restrict more. I’m going to dr this week and going to try and switch. I can’t keep restricting, working out, and still gain weight. My worry is it works so well with my issues.
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It’s incredible to know I’m not the only one!! In the past if I’ve gained weight it wasn’t too hard with eating healthy and exercising 4 times a week. After Prozac I managed to gain at least 70 pounds in almost a year and I’m mortified I gained all the weight I worked so hard to lose. I’m only 21 and I’m about 2 weeks off of Prozac and I’m so excited to see the results of continual eating healthy and exercising while not being on this medication anymore! My doctor told me it would actually help lose weight, who would’ve thought
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Hi ! I came off Prozac 3 months ago and my weight will not come off! I’m a naturally thin person before these antidepressants but I have weight stuck around my waist that won’t come off- how long did it take you to lose the weight ?
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Hi I have gained 50 lb since taking Prozac. First I was taking Lexapro for about 6 yrs then weaned myself off slowly. I had gained 50 lb on Lexapro. I ate healthy and walked (not a lot, just 15-30 min) most days. The weight slowly and steadily came off. Thought all was good then had a relapse and got very depressed with anxiety. Had to go back on Lexapro and gained all the weight back. My Dr. switched me to Prozac and it has made no difference. I look terrible and weight almost 240 lbs on a 5'6" frame. My Dr. keeps saying it shouldn't cause this much weight gain but I know my body. This is miserable but I feel I must keep taking it.
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read all of replies also. Told to diet PLEASE my doctor actually had the nerve to ask me if Ihad been eating cookies...dont the providers tell the doctors there is weight gain with these drugs grr Now I'm really upset !! ahahaha
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arggggg reading all replies--- I don't feel so alone-- I GAINED #30 with prozac, given for " over reacting " to everything.. now I don't react at all !!!!! to fat too ! Dr said I could go off of it but weight would not go away I take senior aerobics class 6 days a week...think I'll give it another try and be more patient and add another hour to exercise I'm an old bat so will be tough ---- NOT HAPPY !
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I'm glad I'm not alone. Like so many, I brought up my weight gain issues with my primary care doctor and she said that Prozac isn't "supposed" to cause weight gain and that the weight gain while on it could be caused by being less depressed and eating more. However a lack of appetite has never been my problem, so that doesn't ring true for me. I was on Prozac for about 3 years, from 10 mg up to 40 mg at one point, then back down to 10 mg for past year. My psych recommended that while weaning off over the last month, I also wean off caffeine (because I have some hyperactivity /anxiety tendencies, which can be worsened by caffeine). This was tough for the first couple weeks but I'm feeling good now. I've noticed a bit of an increase in my irritability, but my psych has recommended a supplement to try to address it. I too am someone who always had a fast metabolism and lost weight easily, until this. Right before I went on, I had gotten down to basically my prepregnancy weight of 128 about 8 months after giving birth. Then I went on Prozac and the weight just kept steadily creeping up, even despite exercising more and making some small changes in diet. Now I'm up to 138 and even doing 2 hour long runs on the weekend, plus kickboxing and shorter runs 2-3 times a week, the weight isn't budging. I'm hoping that if I stay patient and consistent, I'll see some results in several months. I'm in my early forties so I'm not expecting miracles from my metabolism.
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Did you ever loose the weight? I am also a small frame 5'3 normally around 110lbs. I started the Prozac a year ago & initially lost a lb or 2. Then about 3 mos in, started gaining very rapidly. I put on 13lbs in the last year & am so frustrated.I am always bloated and my face looks really swollen all the time. I am a long distance runner & normally can eat whatever I want and not gain, because i am so active. I now eat low carb & run 6 days a week & still cannot loose a lb. I finally tapered very slowly and am completely off as of this week. I pray I can get this weight off.
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I just turned 40 in august. I’ve been on prozac 20mg for about 1.5 years. I have gained 20lbs since I started Prozac and gained 15lbs with the Effexor I was taking before for a year. I e always been healthy, 5’6”, 135lbs. I just weened off Prozac last week and am hoping I will be able to lose the weight. It was making me more depressed than when I wasn’t taking it. feeling hopeful I will be able to lose at least some of it.
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You basically just described my exact situation. I run constantly, have always been very thin & within a month of the Prozac started putting on weight. My breasts went up 2 cup sizes & despite watching every calorie, I gained 10lbs. My Dr. said she has seen this with many other patients as well. I’m weaning off it now. We’re you ever able to get the weight off?
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I will never again, I repeat NEVER go on any anti depressant ever as long as I live. I went on Prozac in June 2020 and within 5 months blew up. I am 5'8 and was 145 lbs BEFORE prozac and got up to 170 lbs by November 2020. I came off cold turkey May 2021 and by September 2021 was down to 139 lbs. I was doing excessive yoga and extreme low carb to lose the weight back in April 2021 but didn't notice any weight loss until around July 2021.
Prozac is purely evil I don't care what anyone tells me. It numbs everything- libido, brain, willpower, happiness, sadness, keeps you from ever having any dreams at night, makes you not give AF about anything. Sure the first few months the sleep is great, but I'd rather be thin, have feelings and get back into reality.
I pray anyone who reads this gets the help they can to get off the poison.
Prozac is purely evil I don't care what anyone tells me. It numbs everything- libido, brain, willpower, happiness, sadness, keeps you from ever having any dreams at night, makes you not give AF about anything. Sure the first few months the sleep is great, but I'd rather be thin, have feelings and get back into reality.
I pray anyone who reads this gets the help they can to get off the poison.
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I started at 180 and up to 260lbs in just over a year on Prozac. Crazy weight gain. Thank you for posting your crazy numbers, too!
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We are definitely on the same sinking boat. It’s astonishing how doctors seem to have NO IDEA that these drugs don’t just cause weight gain but PERMANENT metabolic damage and resistance to weight loss. I’m up 40 pounds from my normal weight and I look bloated and pregnant 24/7. I had no idea in the world that drugs could do such permanent damage to metabolism. I’d never have touched these meds with a 100 foot poll had I known anything about this. I just assumed I’d be able to shed the weight as always. I’m determined to let everyone know about this so they can think long and hard before going the medication route.
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