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Posted by CRTF on February 18, 2001, at 11:36:00
I'm on low dosages of Prozac and Doxepin, and I started ten days ago. I was wondering with this combination of drugs, what my chances of weight gain are. I'm a teenage female, not very active, fairly thin right now. I'm 103lbs and 5'4" or so. I know Prozac supposedly can induce weight loss, but I've hear Doxepin does cause weight gain. When will I see the effects of this? Thanks.
Posted by SalArmy4me on February 19, 2001, at 5:28:42
In reply to Prozac, Doxepin weight gain or not?, posted by CRTF on February 18, 2001, at 11:36:00
Doxepin is such an old drug...I wonder why the doctor prescribed that--instead of all the newer ones with less side-effects.
But anyway, with Prozac, it can go either way: You can gain weight and it will make you tired, or: you will be very stimulated and lose weight.
Here's how to beat the system's forcing you to endure possible weight gain. Refuse all tricyclics, MAOIs and atypical antipsychotics. Ask if you can add Wellbutrin or maybe Lithium to the Prozac, instead of this Prozac/Doxepin combo that I have never heard of. Wellbutrin has few side-effects--it is one of the most tolerated drugs except for Prozac. It is known to promote weight loss in average people by killing their appetite. And also, it is an effective antidepressant by itself. It, of course, takes 4-6 weeks to work.
Here's my analysis of weight gain in antidepressants/anticonvulsants. I have taken every one there is, and all the experimental stuff, too:
tricyclics - all bad, even protriptyline
amitriptyline - bad, worst of tricyclics
mirtazapine (tetracyclic) - bad
MAOI-A's: all bad
RIMA (moclobemide) - good, best of MAO
buproprion - good
venlafaxine - good
SSRIs - good, but I sometimes turn against them
fluoxetine - generally good, best of SSRIs, even promotes weight loss in certain obese people.
Posted by Lisa ann on November 27, 2001, at 22:31:17
In reply to Re: Prozac, Doxepin weight gain or not?, posted by SalArmy4me on February 19, 2001, at 5:28:42
This is a question regarding your suggestion to CRTF about her dr's drug combination. I definitely concur with what you said. However, I was wondering about the lithium.
Has your experience been that it does not cause weight gain? I thought that's what it did to everyone. That's why my dr. has suggested that I don't try it. (I had a really bad reaction with Effexor)
thanks for your help
Doxepin is such an old drug...I wonder why the doctor prescribed that--instead of all the newer ones with less side-effects.
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> But anyway, with Prozac, it can go either way: You can gain weight and it will make you tired, or: you will be very stimulated and lose weight.
>
> Here's how to beat the system's forcing you to endure possible weight gain. Refuse all tricyclics, MAOIs and atypical antipsychotics. Ask if you can add Wellbutrin or maybe Lithium to the Prozac, instead of this Prozac/Doxepin combo that I have never heard of. Wellbutrin has few side-effects--it is one of the most tolerated drugs except for Prozac. It is known to promote weight loss in average people by killing their appetite. And also, it is an effective antidepressant by itself. It, of course, takes 4-6 weeks to work.
>
> Here's my analysis of weight gain in antidepressants/anticonvulsants. I have taken every one there is, and all the experimental stuff, too:
>
> tricyclics - all bad, even protriptyline
> amitriptyline - bad, worst of tricyclics
> mirtazapine (tetracyclic) - bad
> MAOI-A's: all bad
> RIMA (moclobemide) - good, best of MAO
> buproprion - good
> venlafaxine - good
> SSRIs - good, but I sometimes turn against them
> fluoxetine - generally good, best of SSRIs, even promotes weight loss in certain obese people.
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