Posted by SLS on May 30, 2009, at 6:32:11
In reply to Abilify and weight, posted by tgo on May 29, 2009, at 18:10:36
> So far I have gained 50 lbs since starting abilify. Will the weight gain taper off or does it just keep putting on the pounds???
I am about 40 pounds overweight. I blamed it all on Nardil and nortriptyline. When I stopped taking both of those drugs, I could not lose the weight that I had gained. I have been taking Abilify 20mg for the entire time. Through correspondences and witnessing people here who take Abilify, weight gain seems to be latent and gradual. It is insidious with this drug, and not the obvious rush of weight gain that you see with drugs like Zyprexa. In my estimation, Abilify is not weight neutral, especially if it is taken beyond a few months.
Of course, I am not happy about to have to report this. I think the only truly weight neutral atypical antidepressant is Geodon (ziprasidone). Of the older atypicals, I believe Stalazine (trifluoperazine) is weight neutral.
- Scott
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