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Myself, I find Prozac makes me lose weight, while I was on Lustral (Zoloft) I gained 2 stone. take care
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I am new to this newsgroup and needing some advice. I’ve just been > prescribed prozac for the first time in my life and am wondering about > the potential side effects, particularly weight gain. > Some people report weight gain on Prozac, but it seems the most common > side effect is weight *loss*. Just like some people report feeling sleepy > on Prozac, while for most people it seems to reduce sleep. > I’ve just spent > months in the gym trying to get the weight off from being on > prednisolone for Crohn’s Disease and I really don’t want to start taking > something that is just going to put it all back on after all my hard > work. I’ve read conflicting reports about Prozac and weight gain and was > wondering what people’s personal experiences were. > For me it did’nt do much, as far as I remember, it might have suppressed > my appetite somewhat. I know people who take it and they all have > experienced weight loss. > Now, from what I understand, if your depression makes it so you eat more, > then taking Prozac will make you eat less. If depression makes you eat > less, then expect the opposite. That’s just a guess.
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Changes in weight during a 1-year trial of fluoxetine by Michelson D, Amsterdam JD, Quitkin FM, Reimherr FW, Rosenbaum JF, Zajecka J, Sundell KL, Kim Y, Beasley CM Jr Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA. Am J Psychiatry 1999 Aug; 156(8):1170-6 ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Fluoxetine has been associated with weight loss during acute treatment, but no controlled studies of weight change during long-term treatment with fluoxetine or other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have been reported. Weights were assessed for patients whose depressive symptoms had disappeared with acute fluoxetine treatment. Patients were then randomly assigned to continuation treatment with fluoxetine or placebo. METHOD: Patients whose illness had remitted after 12 weeks of treatment with fluoxetine, 20 mg/day, were randomly assigned to receive up to 38 weeks of treatment with fluoxetine or placebo. Weight was assessed at each visit. Change in weight was analyzed during the initial 12 weeks of acute treatment and after 14, 26, and 38 weeks. Relationships between weight change and body mass index and between weight change and appetite change were assessed. RESULTS: During the initial 4 weeks of therapy, a mean absolute weight decrease of 0.4 kg was observed for all patients. Among patients who completed 50 weeks of therapy, the mean absolute weight increase during continuation treatment was similar for both the placebo- and fluoxetine-treated groups. Weight increase was not related to initial body mass index but was related to both poor appetite at study entry and to improvement in appetite after recovery. No patients discontinued therapy because of weight gain. CONCLUSIONS: Acute therapy with fluoxetine is associated with modest weight loss. After remission of depressive symptoms, weight gain for patients taking fluoxetine for longer periods is not different from that for patients taking placebo and is most likely related to recovery from depression. Prohibition Funds Terrorism
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hey- i’ve been on prozac off and on for 3 years. everytime i go on, i completely lose my appettite. i have HUGE problems with not even thinking about eating and losing so much weight!!! not healthy at all!! if u have an increased appettite just tell your doctor IMMEDIATELY. u don’t have to be taking it if it does that to you Hope this helps!! -Katie
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Hi all, I am new to this newsgroup and needing some advice. I’ve just been prescribed prozac for the first time in my life and am wondering about the potential side effects, particularly weight gain. I’ve just spent months in the gym trying to get the weight off from being on prednisolone for Crohn’s Disease and I really don’t want to start taking something that is just going to put it all back on after all my hard work. I’ve read conflicting reports about Prozac and weight gain and was wondering what people’s personal experiences were. Thanks Karen
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