Posted by fires on December 28, 2005, at 21:40:56
In reply to any new ssris?, posted by coll81 on December 28, 2005, at 17:35:40
Not SSRIs but "weight" friendly: Wellbutrin and Remeron.
Remeron is infamous for causing weight gain, but my former doc saw little or no weight gain because Remeron doesn't increase hunger - but rather delays the feeling of fullness (satiety). He told patients to eat a normal amount of food, then tough it out for about 15 minutes. Generally if they could wait 15 minutes they were no longer hungry. No weight gain.
BTW, the another infamous med for weight gain is Zyprexa, which does cause increased hunger - therefore the above technique doesn't work with it.
Source: "Tuning the Brain" by Jay Goldstein
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