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Re: WEIGHT LOSS/CELEXA

Posted by nellieG on February 26, 2001, at 7:59:35

In reply to Re: WEIGHT LOSS/CELEXA, posted by JoyL on February 20, 2001, at 20:07:17

> Hello everyone--
>
> I lost about 7 pounds in one month on prozac, and then I switched insurance companies and prozac is not covered under pacificare. So I was switched to celexa, and I've gained about 4 pounds in the last 2 weeks. celexa has increased my cravings for carbs and sweets, so I stopped using it this weekend. (also, i had terrible headaches). Do you think it would be okay if I increased my dosage from 10 mg to 20 mg to try to lose weight again? I'm taking it with 15 mg of phentermine.
>
> Thanks.

Hi!
i've been reading all the things you've said, and i'm interested to know if any of you have been on celexa for as much as 10 to 18 mos. i had absolutely no problem with celexa and weight gain, and i don't even remember dry mouth, constipation, any of that, until i'd been on it for about 10 months. I started a very active new job, lots of walking, no time to eat, etc. and begain to gain weight at about a half pound a week for a month or so, then about a pound a week. i've been a professional dieter my whole life - - i'm in my early 40s, but i couldn't budge the weight, and when i added neurontin, i began to gain even faster. i went off neurontin after about 6 weeks, lost a couple,sorta, then went back on, and immediately regained 4lbs. now i'm convinced it was the celexa first, and the neurontin next. i threw the neurontin out, and i'm weaning off the celexa. i'm looking for someone who is trying to lose celexa weight - did going off help? how long did it take? you know, all those kinds of questions. the things that accompany aging (and perimenopause) are not so much fun that i want to add a matronly figure to the mix. now, THAT is really depressing.
thanks, nellieG


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