Low carb and antidepressants?

My wife is doing a LC diet with very slow results. She is taking an
antidepressant (SSRI), which we have been told can reduce the weight loss.
Anyone have experience with this?
Is there any evidence that depression improves without meds on a LC diet
(possibly due to reduced blood sugar swings)? Thanks

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Paul,

There is lots of medical evidence that SSRIs cause weight gain and that
controlling blood sugar can improve mood.

However, there is also a lot of other info--which the drug companies do not
publicize--that suggest that people who attempt to go off SSRIs can suffer
from serious withdrawal symptoms including disturbing sensations of
electrical shock. This happened to a couple of my friends. So your wife may
need to consult with a medical professional as to the best way to kick this
legally sanctioned drug habit.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

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"BREWERPAUL" wrote in message
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My wife is doing a LC diet with very slow results. She is taking an
antidepressant (SSRI), which we have been told can reduce the weight loss.
Anyone have experience with this?
Is there any evidence that depression improves without meds on a LC diet
(possibly due to reduced blood sugar swings)? Thanks

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"BREWERPAUL" wrote in message
...
My wife is doing a LC diet with very slow results. She is taking an
antidepressant (SSRI), which we have been told can reduce the weight loss.
Anyone have experience with this?
Is there any evidence that depression improves without meds on a LC diet
(possibly due to reduced blood sugar swings)? Thanks

******************************
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prices...http://www.Busmanwhistles.com



Hi Paul,
I've been taking an SSRI for a couple of years. I started LC'ing about 5
months ago. At first my loss was quite dramatic, 27 lbs in 2 months. But
since that time I have been in a plateau. When the weight loss first began
to slow down, I continued on with the LC'ing, thinking it would just be a
slow go, but it was a complete stand-still. I became discouraged and began
"cheating". It's hard not to, when you go for months without any loss.
Many recommended that I excercise and drink more water, which I didn't do.

Even though I'm not "dieting" the LC way, I'm still not eating like I did
before I started LC'ing. When I over eat, I eat things that are LC, and
still stay away from potatoes and most processed foods. It has helped me to
stay within 2 lbs of the lowest weight I'd achieved while _really_ low
carbing.

I will eventually go back to a strict LC diet, but I'll also do the
excercise and drink more water, cuz I know I'm going to have to do it if I
want to continue to lose weight. I am convinced I have this "plateau"
problem because of the SSRI, and not because I'm close to my goal weight,
because I'm far from it.

Going off the SSRI is not an option at this point. The effects of
withdrawal are horrible, and the effects of depression aren't good either.

I wish your wife well in her persuit of good mental health and good physical
health.

Brigitte

Weight gain or slowed weight loss when taking an SSRI depends on the
particular drug used; some have greater weight gain effects than
others.

Your wife should speak with her doctor and express her frustration to
see if there is somthing that can be done to get her weight loss on
track and remove any negative effects due to the meds or rule out any
other problem.

Curt
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"BREWERPAUL" wrote in message
...
My wife is doing a LC diet with very slow results. She is taking an
antidepressant (SSRI), which we have been told can reduce the weight loss.
Anyone have experience with this?
Is there any evidence that depression improves without meds on a LC diet
(possibly due to reduced blood sugar swings)? Thanks

******************************
Got wood?
Check out my exotic hardwood pennywhistles at fair
prices...http://www.Busmanwhistles.com



Hi Paul,
I've been taking an SSRI for a couple of years. I started LC'ing about 5
months ago. At first my loss was quite dramatic, 27 lbs in 2 months. But
since that time I have been in a plateau. When the weight loss first began
to slow down, I continued on with the LC'ing, thinking it would just be a
slow go, but it was a complete stand-still. I became discouraged and began
"cheating". It's hard not to, when you go for months without any loss.
Many recommended that I excercise and drink more water, which I didn't do.

Even though I'm not "dieting" the LC way, I'm still not eating like I did
before I started LC'ing. When I over eat, I eat things that are LC, and
still stay away from potatoes and most processed foods. It has helped me to
stay within 2 lbs of the lowest weight I'd achieved while _really_ low
carbing.

I will eventually go back to a strict LC diet, but I'll also do the
excercise and drink more water, cuz I know I'm going to have to do it if I
want to continue to lose weight. I am convinced I have this "plateau"
problem because of the SSRI, and not because I'm close to my goal weight,
because I'm far from it.

Going off the SSRI is not an option at this point. The effects of
withdrawal are horrible, and the effects of depression aren't good either.

I wish your wife well in her persuit of good mental health and good physical
health.

Brigitte

In article ,
ospam says...
My wife is doing a LC diet with very slow results. She is taking an
antidepressant (SSRI), which we have been told can reduce the weight loss.
Anyone have experience with this?
Is there any evidence that depression improves without meds on a LC diet
(possibly due to reduced blood sugar swings)? Thanks

I take an SSRI (Zoloft) and have lost 36 lbs since last June.

--
Saffire
205/169/125 - 5'2.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

"Saffire" wrote in message
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In article ,
ospam says...
My wife is doing a LC diet with very slow results. She is taking an
antidepressant (SSRI), which we have been told can reduce the weight
loss.
Anyone have experience with this?
Is there any evidence that depression improves without meds on a LC
diet
(possibly due to reduced blood sugar swings)? Thanks

I take an SSRI (Zoloft) and have lost 36 lbs since last June.

--
Saffire
205/169/125 - 5'2.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

I concurr - I was on 225mg Effexor for years and as soon
as I started the LC WOE, I found I was emotionally doing
much better. After reading what others had experienced
LC WOE and depression, I started cutting back on my
meds (slowly). After 10 months, I found I could eliminate my
Effexor completley!

I've now been off the Effexor for a month and I feel great
- maybe it's the self esteem from loosing 60 pounds, maybe
it's something else.

For the record, I also suffer from "intermittant explosive
rage disorder", a form of psychosis. I take 15mg of Zyprexa
for that and for the public's safety sake, I'm not going to
mess with that. :-)

Ken
T2, Diet, Excercise & 1000mg Glucophage
300/240/175, LC'ing for 11 months
Fom 400u humalog/day to ZERO, thanks to LC WOE!

I'm taking Paxil CR I've lost 65 pounds since August. I'm stil losing
usually 2 pounds a week. I started Atkins last January but only lost 15
pounds from January to August but it wasn't the meds I was just on and
off my diet the entire time. Got serious in August and had big losses
the first couple of months then it slowed down. But I don't think it's
the Paxil.

"Ken Bessler" wrote in message
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"Saffire" wrote in message
.. .
In article ,
ospam says...
My wife is doing a LC diet with very slow results. She is taking an
antidepressant (SSRI), which we have been told can reduce the weight
loss.
Anyone have experience with this?
Is there any evidence that depression improves without meds on a LC
diet
(possibly due to reduced blood sugar swings)? Thanks

I take an SSRI (Zoloft) and have lost 36 lbs since last June.

--
Saffire
205/169/125 - 5'2.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

I concurr - I was on 225mg Effexor for years and as soon
as I started the LC WOE, I found I was emotionally doing
much better. After reading what others had experienced
LC WOE and depression, I started cutting back on my
meds (slowly). After 10 months, I found I could eliminate my
Effexor completley!

I've now been off the Effexor for a month and I feel great
- maybe it's the self esteem from loosing 60 pounds, maybe
it's something else.

For the record, I also suffer from "intermittant explosive
rage disorder", a form of psychosis. I take 15mg of Zyprexa
for that and for the public's safety sake, I'm not going to
mess with that. :-)

Ken
T2, Diet, Excercise & 1000mg Glucophage
300/240/175, LC'ing for 11 months
Fom 400u humalog/day to ZERO, thanks to LC WOE!


Did you experience any withdrawal effects? Can you give more details on how
you cut back on the meds? I'm also taking Effexor, but 150mg/day.

Brigitte

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 09:13:24 -0500, "Jenny"
wrote:

Paul,

There is lots of medical evidence that SSRIs cause weight gain and that
controlling blood sugar can improve mood.

However, there is also a lot of other info--which the drug companies do not
publicize--that suggest that people who attempt to go off SSRIs can suffer
from serious withdrawal symptoms including disturbing sensations of
electrical shock. This happened to a couple of my friends. So your wife may
need to consult with a medical professional as to the best way to kick this
legally sanctioned drug habit.

Even if she consults such a professional, it would be good if she went
off them even slower than said professional advises. Like you, I had
some (online) friends who made the sad experience that even such
professionals sometimes underestimate how slow or fast that progress
can be.
Good luck to you and your wife, Paul

Ina

213/159/154ish since 8/15/03, 5'8"
www.skreee.de

"Brigitte J." wrote in message
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Did you experience any withdrawal effects? Can you give
more details on how you cut back on the meds? I'm also
taking Effexor, but 150mg/day.

Brigitte


I was taking 2 pills, a 75 and a 150. For the first month I
only took the 150. The next month I only took the 75.

After that, I just stopped taking them.

The only symptoms I had was a little restless sleeping but
that went away after the third month.

Ken
T2, Diet, Excercise & 1000mg Glucophage
300/240/175, LC'ing for 11 months
Fom 400u humalog/day to ZERO, thanks to LC WOE!