Posted by Wildman on October 20, 2004, at 14:11:22
In reply to Personal Lex experience » linnie, posted by jboud24 on October 19, 2004, at 23:10:48
I've found Lexapro to be weight neutral. When I started, I did gain a bit (I was stressing so much at the time, I was chowing like a pig).
As the depression has faded, I find that I don't seek refuge in food so much so I've been able to get back to my normal weight or maybe 5lbs below.
Since I take Seroquel also, alcohol (beer, yum!) intake has been reduced so that's more calories I'm not getting.
Before Seroquel, I was on Doxepin, which gave me a persistent wicked case of the munchies. I put on 5 lbs fast and had to discontinue it.
I think for a lot of us, we overeat and drink alcohol to relieve our depression or to distract us. When the depression is relieved, we may still have the old eating/drinking habits, until we learn how to handle food diffently. Most of the meds don't mix well with alcohol, either.
Wildman
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