Posted by d0pamine on August 11, 2007, at 5:52:31
In reply to EMSAM and weight gain? Anecdotal answers?, posted by Racer on August 11, 2007, at 2:02:37
I've both gained and lost weight on EMSAM. If you allow its carb craving tendencies to rule, then you'll certainly gain. Otherwise it does seem to increase metabolism and ease weight loss. But I can't overstate the effect it has had on sweet cravings for me, but when I make the effort to fight that, I do lose weight. So I usually go in cycles now days, spending 6 weeks totally abstaining from anything sweet to get back down to 130 then the next 3 or 4 weeks giving in (with some moderation) to the cravings and gaining back up to 145 or 150, so for me it has definitely increased weight fluctuation. I should also note that I had almost no experience with sweet cravings prior to EMSAM so it may be considerably worse for someone who naturally has those tendencies. EMSAM turns dark chocolate (something I never even liked before) into crack so never ever ever ever try it.
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