zoloft

[vfb2girls]

For anyone that is currently on this medication has anyone noticed that it has become very hard to loose weight? I am not sure if this is the reason why I have struggled so hard to even lose a few pounds and was wondering if anyone else on zoloft was having this trouble. I tried atkins for the two long miserable weeks and ended up gaining a pound so I am back to doing WW, but have refused to weigh myself. I know this sets me up for depression so I am only going by how my favorite jeans fit and sadly they ain't fitting to well! Needless to say I am very frustrated, so I guess I am looking for a reason my weight just doesn't want to dissapear!

[DoeWDW]

Found this list on the Atkins site:

http://atkins.com/Archive/2003/2/2-190697.html

Zoloft is definitely there along with lots of other meds.

I'm on Effexor, which isn't listed.

Good luck!!

[Christine]

I do not take this med; however, I will tell you that most of the drugs in the class of Zoloft (the SSRIs) cause weight gain in people. I have several friends who take the various SSRIs and many of them have put on from 12-20 lbs. My one friend just got off of it because she just could not longer deal with the extra pounds.

[BethR]

You may want to ask your Dr. about Welbutrin. It is an anti-depressive - I am not sure what class - but it does not contribute to weight gain.

Good Luck! :)

[disnygoof]

I'm on Zoloft, too - 50 mg. I have noticed that I am not losing at the rate I want. I'll lose just a few lbs maybe but gain them the next week, even though I stayed OP 100%. So I haven't taken them for the past couple of days and I'm going to see what happens. I know I should probably talk to my Dr. before I do, but I honestly don't think they were really helping me personally (my issues lie with trying to live with another person - aka my DH - something I've never done before so it's been an adjustment, but that's a whole other thread! LOL)

So I'm going to go off of it. I re-start induction tomorrow and change my weigh-in days to Sunday instead of Weds like I was.

I'll let you know how I do with being off of it. :)

Christiana

[vfb2girls]

Thank you to every one that responded to my question, I still am so undecided how to handle this situation. My children think that I should remain on the Zoloft since life here in our household will be very hectic, oldest daughter is moving back home with our 2 year old grandson, and our unborn grandchild. Her husband was deployed to Iraq for 18 months so we wanted her back home with us. I find when taking Zoloft I can cope so much better with anything, nothing bothers me except this weight gain. But I will talk to my doctor and see what he says.

[ahutton]

I was put on Zoloft after the loss of a baby almost 3 years ago. I did gain a slight amount of weight, but nothing significant. I had to stop taking it, along with all other meds this spring, when I was diagnosed with Mono and had swelling of my liver and spleen. Those few pounds have not come off. Since my spleen is still very enlarged I haven't been able to start taking any of my prescriptions yet. I found a few pounds was a happy exchange for not feeling out of control. I look forward to being able to discuss with my doctor if another antidepressant may work better (DH had great success with Lexapro - no side effects at all) but I will not sacrifice my sanity over a few pounds. I would rather deal with my medical issues and then get with a more aggressive weight loss plan (both food and increased activity) than feel like I want to lock myself in a closet and hide from my wonderful DH and my beautiful DDs.