This document discusses how many antidepressant medications can cause weight gain as a side effect. It explains several ways this can occur, such as by slowing metabolism, increasing appetite through hormonal changes, and causing sedation or mood swings that make exercise discipline difficult. It notes that SSRIs (Celexa, Prozac, etc.) on average cause a 15-20 pound weight gain, while tricyclic antidepressants may cause a gain of over 20 pounds. Alternative antidepressants like Wellbutrin generally do not cause weight gain. The conclusion advises discussing weight gain concerns with a doctor to consider alternative medication options if needed.

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Antidepressants can slow down your metabolism and reducing your caloric intake or exercising will not jump-
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Antidepressants can cause hormonal changes that increase the appetite.
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2. Antidepressants can cause mood swings that make it difficult for an individual to stick to a disciplined
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Some antidepressants (especially Celexa and Amytripyline) seem to cause unexplained food cravings. Le vit ra
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make it difficult to plan a disciplined exercise schedule.
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Unexpected weight gain can increase the difficulties associated with psychiatric and seiz ure disorders by
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marketed as weight loss aids until it was realiz ed that after a week or so of initial weight loss that the body
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would start steadily gaining weight. The average weight gain that is expected after taking these drugs is
fifteen to twenty pounds. Of them all, Paxil is thought to cause the most unexplained weight gain.
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However the weight gain caused by SSRIs is peanuts considered to the pounds you can acquire by taking a
tricyclic antidepressant. These include drugs such as Elavil, Asendin, Anofril, Petrofrane, Aventyl, Vivactil and C o nsult at io ns
Sinequan. If you take any of these drugs, which are prescribed for pain and sleep disorders as well as
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depression your physician will usually warn you that you can expect to gain at least twenty pounds during a
course of treatment.
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Another antidepressant that can cause weight gain but is not classified in either group is Mitraz apine. This
drug has also been associated with significant weight gain. Wellbutrin, Nova Traz adone and Effexor which
are not classified as SSRIs are among the antidepressants that can cause either extreme weight loss or
weight gain. So if you take any of these you take your chances as to which direction your metabolism is going
to swing - faster or slower.
To avoid the weight gain, lack of motivation to exercise and food cravings that both these types of
antidepressants can cause your best course of action is to avoid taking them altogether. If this is not possible
then you might find the entire weight loss process to be a very frustrating and uphill climb. However, never
stop taking any medication that your health care practitioner has prescribed for you. If you feel that you are
gaining too much weight, discuss this with your doctor and he/she may find an alternative for you.
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If you are overweight and have been prescribed an antidepressant to provide
you with the lift that you need to get your body and life back in order then you
may be doing yourself more harm than good. The irony is that almost all
antidepressants and anti- psychotic medications have weight gain as a side
effect.
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