Posted by Jackster on June 12, 2003, at 14:47:12
In reply to If you lost weight after gaining from med, tell us, posted by heather66 on June 10, 2003, at 20:27:44
> tell us how did you lose weight? We want to know. Do we have to go off the medication and then exercise and diet for months? Is that the only way to lose the weight?
Yes - it is actually possible. I've been on Paxil 40mg for 5 years. In the first year I gained about 7kg. I joined a gym and after about 2 months only lost 2kg. I pretty much gave up losing the rest of the weight until about 6 months ago. I joined a gym again - and despite working out intensely I still didn't lose any weight. I talked to one of the gym instructors and she asked if I ate healthily. I had to admit that I kind of saw working out regularly as a good excuse to eat whatever I wanted. I decided to try dieting as a last resort. It was really hard as I've been skinny all my life and basically been able to eat what I wanted without gaining weight - until I started on Paxil. But it worked. I finally lost the 5kg and got back to my pre-Paxil weight. I've come to the conclusion that as long as I'm on Paxil I'm going to have to be careful about what I eat. :(
Anyway - it IS possible.
Jackie
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