Posted by Julie on March 31, 1999, at 10:34:45
In reply to Re: the weight gain issue, posted by laura on March 30, 1999, at 9:41:13
I'm so glad the Net is available as a resource. . . until I began roaming around message boards I thought that I was the only one who'd gained a lot of weight on a SSRI. I've worked out consistently for years, always weighed 135 no matter what, and within a year after I began Zoloft (5 years ago) gained 30 pounds. The Zoloft works great, and I have had a couple of severe depression episodes, so I'm going to stay on it and deal with the weight gain. For 3 years, since the weight gained happened, I've been doing 30 plus minutes of cardiovascular exercise 4 or 5 times a week, and trying to eat sensibly. I've lost about 15 of the pounds, but I'm still frustrated by how much heavier I am than I used to be! People can be really nasty about weight gain in this society-- friends, family, everyone seems to assumen it's the patient's fault...grrr!
I'm looking for journal articles about this weight gain issue . . . any leads?
Thanks.
poster:Julie
thread:4030
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/19990401/msgs/4212.html