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Posted by doodlemail on November 3, 2000, at 7:46:35
I have been on Effexor XR for about 2 months.
I have been dieting faithfully for the last month, and havent
really had much success.....
Has anyone had success losing weight while on this?
I have decided to wean myself off(again) and try to lose weight
with out the drug, to see if that is what is hampering my success.
Posted by Cindy W on November 3, 2000, at 9:04:57
In reply to Has ANYONE sucessfully lost weight on Effexor XR??, posted by doodlemail on November 3, 2000, at 7:46:35
> I have been on Effexor XR for about 2 months.
> I have been dieting faithfully for the last month, and havent
> really had much success.....
> Has anyone had success losing weight while on this?
> I have decided to wean myself off(again) and try to lose weight
> with out the drug, to see if that is what is hampering my success.doodlemail, I lost 12 lbs. on Effexor-XR (I just quit drinking sodas with sugar in them!). But have regained a couple lbs since I started on Seroquel also.--Cindy W
Posted by tenuous on November 3, 2000, at 11:37:43
In reply to Re: Has ANYONE sucessfully lost weight on Effexor XR??, posted by Cindy W on November 3, 2000, at 9:04:57
I've been on Effexor for a month. The first 3 weeks I had a reduced appetite so I lost 5 lbs without even trying. However, my weight has stablilized now that I've adjusted to the medication and my appetite has returned.
Posted by shar on November 3, 2000, at 11:57:14
In reply to Re: Has ANYONE sucessfully lost weight on Effexor XR??, posted by Cindy W on November 3, 2000, at 9:04:57
I take Effexor XR with Wellbutrin. Have been on this a long time. Gained weight, haven't lost a bit. On the other hand, I don't diet. Over time my eating has been fairly stable, so I think it's the meds. I've probably gained 20 pounds that has clung tightly to me. New wardrobe needed.
Posted by Julie on November 3, 2000, at 12:48:04
In reply to Re: Has ANYONE sucessfully lost weight on Effexor XR??, posted by tenuous on November 3, 2000, at 11:37:43
Yeah- I've lost a pound or two. But here's what I've had to do: do 40-60 minutes of hard cardiovascular working out, 4 to 6 times a week-- for the past 3 years.
I think that the 40 pound weight gain I experienced on Zoloft (and have had trouble losing on Effexor XR) has been partly due to eating more... SSRIs have definitely increased my appetite. I literally dream of food, and feel hungry much of the time. I try sticking to healthy foods- but I snarf down a lot of them.
Has anyone on these meds developed any strategies for feeling satisfied without eating a lot? I'd appreciate hearing about such strategies.
Posted by R.Anne on November 3, 2000, at 20:01:17
In reply to Has ANYONE sucessfully lost weight on Effexor XR??, posted by doodlemail on November 3, 2000, at 7:46:35
> I have been on Effexor XR for about 2 months.
> I have been dieting faithfully for the last month, and havent
> really had much success.....
> Has anyone had success losing weight while on this?
> I have decided to wean myself off(again) and try to lose weight
> with out the drug, to see if that is what is hampering my success.
*******
I have been able to lose weight on Effexor xr. Counting calories has helped a lot. I'm trying to watch portion sizes, too. Does it make you eat more, you think?
Posted by elizabeth777 on November 4, 2000, at 13:19:10
In reply to Re: Has ANYONE sucessfully lost weight on Effexor XR??, posted by R.Anne on November 3, 2000, at 20:01:17
> > I have been on Effexor XR for about 2 months.
> > I have been dieting faithfully for the last month, and havent
> > really had much success.....
> > Has anyone had success losing weight while on this?
> > I have decided to wean myself off(again) and try to lose weight
> > with out the drug, to see if that is what is hampering my success.
> *******
> I have been able to lose weight on Effexor xr. Counting calories has helped a lot. I'm trying to watch portion sizes, too. Does it make you eat more, you think?> > >I have been on effexor xr for 4 and ahalf months and have lost 30 lbs I to have cut out fast foods and soadas. I love it.
Posted by Tori on November 5, 2000, at 10:15:11
In reply to Re: Has ANYONE sucessfully lost weight on Effexor XR??, posted by elizabeth777 on November 4, 2000, at 13:19:10
Hi,
this is just from my own personal experience.
My metabolism was royally screwed when I was on Paxil in 1994; I gained 80 pounds even though I was exercising and doing WW.
I managed to lose 50 pounds in 1997 when I wasn't on any meds and maintained that loss for almost two years; then I went on depro provera and became depressed again in 1998 (holiday season, incredibly hard without my mom).....and went from around 180 to 220 right now (unbelievably almost two months ago when I did the washout period from celexa 40 mg/wellbutrin 300 mg to Parnate 20 mg (now 40) I gaind FIFTEEN POUNDS in two weeks, and it hasn't come off!
I've now added aerobics in the morning to fight this, but I think the only way I can lose weight is to get off of these damned pills altogether . I'm doing a lot of self-insight/writing and realized that every single time I became depressed when I was 18 (I used to think that it came "out of the blue" but then I recently remembered that I was very sad at the time as I had a boyfriend that lived in Edmonton and I lived in Victoria and really missed him). Every single event in my life that has caused me to go on meds has been situational-related depression. Now they call me bipolar (dx Feb 00 after suicide attempt, was on Serzone which I swear made me psychotic) because of my irritability/anxiety/intense rage and put me on Lamictal 150 mg bid and I am just so frustrated....I just want to have a sex life again with my boyfriend, I don't want to take meds for the rest of my life ... I'm just so frustrated. Treatment-resistant? Maybe not chemically screwed at all -- went through a lot of trauma in my life and I wear my heart on my sleeve...very sensitive and never learned to cope with things. I'm seeing a psychiatrist right now that helps. I'm also getting my thyroid rechecked and really looking into it. Maybe that explains the fatigue/weight gain/etc. etc.
I'm sick of meds, sick of going hypertensive every one to two weeks (170/110) otherwise hypotensive (80/60) on Parnate.
Sorry for the long rant..... I'm just so frustrated and at a loss as to what to do, how to approach this situation. I realize it will take time, but I have future plans ... I'm 26 ... I want to have a family when I'm 30 ... how can I have a family when I'm on benzos and AD's and anti-epileptics? Things that are in Category C or X for pregnancy? It just makes me lose hope on all the hopes and dreams I had for the future. I couldn't be selfish and have children as I would never want them to see their mother go back into the hospital.......
:-( tori
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