Posted by BJM on November 12, 2004, at 8:59:23
In reply to Refuse to take Effexor!, posted by Cinderella on November 9, 2004, at 8:49:04
Oh Yeah Right! Like Effexor or Zoloft can't make you gain weight. And there may be some people who claim that gaining weight is worth not being depressed but after coming out of the depression and finding yourself 100lbs heavier there are plenty of other desperate issues that have to be dealt with then also. My husband was given a med known to cause weight gain by a GP and he happens to be a rail. When I told my PDoc about it and said, "Well he is so skinny it shouldn't be too big of a deal", her take on that was any kind of large sudden weight gain med induced or not even if it is on a skinny person is not good for a persons health. And then of course she went on to say that a mans self esteem can be hurt by weight gain but in our society womens self esteem is really wrapped up in it and it is a fact that has to be taking into consideration. If you don't treat the whole person and all the issues you are not bringing back their quality of life.
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