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O/T: SSRI antidepressants
So I'm starting an SSRI today.
Reading about the side effects on the web has made me cautious, though. Let's see, my other option. I could go on living the fairly limited life I presently live - sure, I could work part time the rest of my life, or go to school part time, and spend the rest of my time sitting in my room meditating. But last I heard, I have to be single and out of debt to become a Buddhist nun. The side effect that terrifies me the most. Weight gain. I'm more terrified of the possibility of weight gain than I am of any other side effect. My hair could fall out, my brain could melt, my sex drive could dissappear, my skin could turn purple with blue stripes, as long as I don't gain any weight. I worked hard to *lose* weight... I've lost 32 pounds. [Still got a little to go, but I'm getting there.] Then again, being borderline diabetic, weight gain could be a health-endangering prospect. Maybe I should call him back and ask for something that doesn't have weight gain as a side effect. |
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says... So I'm starting an SSRI today. Reading about the side effects on the web has made me cautious, though. Let's see, my other option. I could go on living the fairly limited life I presently live - sure, I could work part time the rest of my life, or go to school part time, and spend the rest of my time sitting in my room meditating. But last I heard, I have to be single and out of debt to become a Buddhist nun. The side effect that terrifies me the most. Weight gain. I'm more terrified of the possibility of weight gain than I am of any other side effect. When I started taking Zoloft about 10 years ago, one of the side effects that I was looking forward to was ANOREXIA. In fact, I DID lose about 15 lbs. Over the years that side-effect diminished and I gained weight, but that's because I overate, not because of the Zoloft, so you can take heart that it doesn't ALWAYS lead to weight gain. Tri-cyclic anti-depressants such as Elavil (amitryptalene) are MUCH more likely to cause weight gain than SSRI's. In fact, the weight I lost when I started taking Zoloft was due, in part, to the Elavil I had been taking prior to that. -- Saffire 205/149/125 - 5'1.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 |
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In article ,
says... So I'm starting an SSRI today. Reading about the side effects on the web has made me cautious, though. Let's see, my other option. I could go on living the fairly limited life I presently live - sure, I could work part time the rest of my life, or go to school part time, and spend the rest of my time sitting in my room meditating. But last I heard, I have to be single and out of debt to become a Buddhist nun. The side effect that terrifies me the most. Weight gain. I'm more terrified of the possibility of weight gain than I am of any other side effect. When I started taking Zoloft about 10 years ago, one of the side effects that I was looking forward to was ANOREXIA. In fact, I DID lose about 15 lbs. Over the years that side-effect diminished and I gained weight, but that's because I overate, not because of the Zoloft, so you can take heart that it doesn't ALWAYS lead to weight gain. Tri-cyclic anti-depressants such as Elavil (amitryptalene) are MUCH more likely to cause weight gain than SSRI's. In fact, the weight I lost when I started taking Zoloft was due, in part, to the Elavil I had been taking prior to that. -- Saffire 205/149/125 - 5'1.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 |
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"J. Davidson" wrote in message news:FF6_c.72054$yh.41989@fed1read05... Exactly my problem, Saffire. Elavil. gaining as we speak. I do not know how to call it to a halt. But I will figure it out. Jackie 232/197/212. "Saffire" wrote in message .. . In article , says... So I'm starting an SSRI today. Reading about the side effects on the web has made me cautious, though. Let's see, my other option. I could go on living the fairly limited life I presently live - sure, I could work part time the rest of my life, or go to school part time, and spend the rest of my time sitting in my room meditating. But last I heard, I have to be single and out of debt to become a Buddhist nun. The side effect that terrifies me the most. Weight gain. I'm more terrified of the possibility of weight gain than I am of any other side effect. When I started taking Zoloft about 10 years ago, one of the side effects that I was looking forward to was ANOREXIA. In fact, I DID lose about 15 lbs. Over the years that side-effect diminished and I gained weight, but that's because I overate, not because of the Zoloft, so you can take heart that it doesn't ALWAYS lead to weight gain. Tri-cyclic anti-depressants such as Elavil (amitryptalene) are MUCH more likely to cause weight gain than SSRI's. In fact, the weight I lost when I started taking Zoloft was due, in part, to the Elavil I had been taking prior to that. -- Saffire 205/149/125 - 5'1.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 prozac worked for me for the OCD like symptoms that I was experiencing un til my wonder ful DH was diagnosed with terminal cancer last Dec. I fell into a week or two that I just couldn't stay of bed. I;d get up and do things and then get back in bed. Adding Wellbutrin has helped me a lot. My doc called Prozac "weight neutral" It was one of the first drugs out there and is a good starting point IMO as both a user of such drugs and as a medical professional (if I found out that something should work better [friends that work in pharmacy said no] then I'd be on that) "Better living through chemicals " Lori Miller is my motto. -- Lori 220/155/144 LC since 1/17/03 Devoted wife of Curtis, Stage 4 Prostate cancer at age 40 http://community.webshots.com/user/lorismiller |
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"J. Davidson" wrote in message news:FF6_c.72054$yh.41989@fed1read05... Exactly my problem, Saffire. Elavil. gaining as we speak. I do not know how to call it to a halt. But I will figure it out. Jackie 232/197/212. "Saffire" wrote in message .. . In article , says... So I'm starting an SSRI today. Reading about the side effects on the web has made me cautious, though. Let's see, my other option. I could go on living the fairly limited life I presently live - sure, I could work part time the rest of my life, or go to school part time, and spend the rest of my time sitting in my room meditating. But last I heard, I have to be single and out of debt to become a Buddhist nun. The side effect that terrifies me the most. Weight gain. I'm more terrified of the possibility of weight gain than I am of any other side effect. When I started taking Zoloft about 10 years ago, one of the side effects that I was looking forward to was ANOREXIA. In fact, I DID lose about 15 lbs. Over the years that side-effect diminished and I gained weight, but that's because I overate, not because of the Zoloft, so you can take heart that it doesn't ALWAYS lead to weight gain. Tri-cyclic anti-depressants such as Elavil (amitryptalene) are MUCH more likely to cause weight gain than SSRI's. In fact, the weight I lost when I started taking Zoloft was due, in part, to the Elavil I had been taking prior to that. -- Saffire 205/149/125 - 5'1.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 prozac worked for me for the OCD like symptoms that I was experiencing un til my wonder ful DH was diagnosed with terminal cancer last Dec. I fell into a week or two that I just couldn't stay of bed. I;d get up and do things and then get back in bed. Adding Wellbutrin has helped me a lot. My doc called Prozac "weight neutral" It was one of the first drugs out there and is a good starting point IMO as both a user of such drugs and as a medical professional (if I found out that something should work better [friends that work in pharmacy said no] then I'd be on that) "Better living through chemicals " Lori Miller is my motto. -- Lori 220/155/144 LC since 1/17/03 Devoted wife of Curtis, Stage 4 Prostate cancer at age 40 http://community.webshots.com/user/lorismiller |
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Exactly my problem, Saffire. Elavil. gaining as we speak.
I do not know how to call it to a halt. But I will figure it out. Jackie 232/197/212. "Saffire" wrote in message .. . In article , says... So I'm starting an SSRI today. Reading about the side effects on the web has made me cautious, though. Let's see, my other option. I could go on living the fairly limited life I presently live - sure, I could work part time the rest of my life, or go to school part time, and spend the rest of my time sitting in my room meditating. But last I heard, I have to be single and out of debt to become a Buddhist nun. The side effect that terrifies me the most. Weight gain. I'm more terrified of the possibility of weight gain than I am of any other side effect. When I started taking Zoloft about 10 years ago, one of the side effects that I was looking forward to was ANOREXIA. In fact, I DID lose about 15 lbs. Over the years that side-effect diminished and I gained weight, but that's because I overate, not because of the Zoloft, so you can take heart that it doesn't ALWAYS lead to weight gain. Tri-cyclic anti-depressants such as Elavil (amitryptalene) are MUCH more likely to cause weight gain than SSRI's. In fact, the weight I lost when I started taking Zoloft was due, in part, to the Elavil I had been taking prior to that. -- Saffire 205/149/125 - 5'1.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 |
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Exactly my problem, Saffire. Elavil. gaining as we speak.
I do not know how to call it to a halt. But I will figure it out. Jackie 232/197/212. "Saffire" wrote in message .. . In article , says... So I'm starting an SSRI today. Reading about the side effects on the web has made me cautious, though. Let's see, my other option. I could go on living the fairly limited life I presently live - sure, I could work part time the rest of my life, or go to school part time, and spend the rest of my time sitting in my room meditating. But last I heard, I have to be single and out of debt to become a Buddhist nun. The side effect that terrifies me the most. Weight gain. I'm more terrified of the possibility of weight gain than I am of any other side effect. When I started taking Zoloft about 10 years ago, one of the side effects that I was looking forward to was ANOREXIA. In fact, I DID lose about 15 lbs. Over the years that side-effect diminished and I gained weight, but that's because I overate, not because of the Zoloft, so you can take heart that it doesn't ALWAYS lead to weight gain. Tri-cyclic anti-depressants such as Elavil (amitryptalene) are MUCH more likely to cause weight gain than SSRI's. In fact, the weight I lost when I started taking Zoloft was due, in part, to the Elavil I had been taking prior to that. -- Saffire 205/149/125 - 5'1.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 |
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I've recently been prescribed an SSRI antidepressant (Avanza) to help
support me while I get through the many serious problems that have beset my family in the past few months. Yes, the potential for weight gain frightened me. Still, the concept that I might join my sister in suicide (and my thoughts WERE heading that way) or might injure myself severely should one of my self-harm impulses get past my iron will terrified me far more. My doctor and I talked over the potential side effects. Most of them (such as drowsiness) were an advantage rather than a disadvantage. One that was difficult was the potential for increased appetite (which is where doctors speculate the weight gain comes from) but since I'm a stress-not-eater I felt that this was an acceptable risk. When I stop eating, my metabolism craters pretty darned quickly and I start to gain weight at ridiculously low calorie levels. I've been taking them about 2 1/2 weeks. At this point I can't say with any accuracy whether or not I'm gaining weight because TOM is just around the corner. While I *have* seen a few extra on the scales, it's within my normal fluid gain limits. My appetite is slightly increased but not again not beyond the normal appetite increase I get this time of my cycle in any other month. The improvement in other aspects of my life, though, have been incredible. Who would have expected that a tiny pill once a day would make SUCH a difference in my attitude towards the world, towards my family and (most important) towards myself. I am still grieving for the suicide death of my sister, the murder of my friend Janine, the hard time my niece has had being kidnapped by her abusive 'stranger' birth-father and the trauma of the court case that returned her to her loving step-father and siblings and the serious injuries my other sister sustained in an accident. The pill isn't taking that away from me - but it *is* helping me not to be overwhelmed by the grief as I work through it and come to an acceptance of it as a part of my life. I think it's worth while for me to take the risk that weight loss will be harder for a time. Aramanth |
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I've recently been prescribed an SSRI antidepressant (Avanza) to help
support me while I get through the many serious problems that have beset my family in the past few months. Yes, the potential for weight gain frightened me. Still, the concept that I might join my sister in suicide (and my thoughts WERE heading that way) or might injure myself severely should one of my self-harm impulses get past my iron will terrified me far more. My doctor and I talked over the potential side effects. Most of them (such as drowsiness) were an advantage rather than a disadvantage. One that was difficult was the potential for increased appetite (which is where doctors speculate the weight gain comes from) but since I'm a stress-not-eater I felt that this was an acceptable risk. When I stop eating, my metabolism craters pretty darned quickly and I start to gain weight at ridiculously low calorie levels. I've been taking them about 2 1/2 weeks. At this point I can't say with any accuracy whether or not I'm gaining weight because TOM is just around the corner. While I *have* seen a few extra on the scales, it's within my normal fluid gain limits. My appetite is slightly increased but not again not beyond the normal appetite increase I get this time of my cycle in any other month. The improvement in other aspects of my life, though, have been incredible. Who would have expected that a tiny pill once a day would make SUCH a difference in my attitude towards the world, towards my family and (most important) towards myself. I am still grieving for the suicide death of my sister, the murder of my friend Janine, the hard time my niece has had being kidnapped by her abusive 'stranger' birth-father and the trauma of the court case that returned her to her loving step-father and siblings and the serious injuries my other sister sustained in an accident. The pill isn't taking that away from me - but it *is* helping me not to be overwhelmed by the grief as I work through it and come to an acceptance of it as a part of my life. I think it's worth while for me to take the risk that weight loss will be harder for a time. Aramanth |
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