Weight gain

floralparkchick · 12-17-2009, 09:38 AM

Hello everyone...

I have a few questions and would appreciate some guidance.

I started taking paxil 8 years ago (I was 25), when I first took it, I lost some weight, but over the past three years, I have gained about 40 lbs and its hard to lose it. I dont know if its from the Paxil or if its just extra weight that I have gained. I am in the process of getting off (for the past year). I am tapering with the liquid form and am down to about 2 mg. Has anyone else had this experience? Will the weight come off when I am completely off?

HELP!!!!

LCrawford67 · 12-17-2009, 10:35 AM

Welcome!

Your situation is just like mine - I lost weight in the beginning too, about a year later, I'd gained 50 pounds. Yes, it's the Paxil and it's a well known and documented side effect.

For some, the weight comes off while tapering and for others, it doesn't come off until you're drug free. For those folks, it seems it takes about a year for it all to come off.

I lost a lot of my weight during a bad withdrawal (not recommended) and the rest once I started tapering the right way.

Songbird · 12-17-2009, 11:22 PM

Weight gain is a very common side effect. In my experience, diet and exercise don't seem to make any difference, so I'm sure it is the Paxil.

12-17-2009, 09:38 AM	#1
floralparkchick Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4	Weight gain Hello everyone... I have a few questions and would appreciate some guidance. I started taking paxil 8 years ago (I was 25), when I first took it, I lost some weight, but over the past three years, I have gained about 40 lbs and its hard to lose it. I dont know if its from the Paxil or if its just extra weight that I have gained. I am in the process of getting off (for the past year). I am tapering with the liquid form and am down to about 2 mg. Has anyone else had this experience? Will the weight come off when I am completely off? HELP!!!!

12-17-2009, 10:35 AM	#2
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 30,287	Re: Weight gain Welcome! Your situation is just like mine - I lost weight in the beginning too, about a year later, I'd gained 50 pounds. Yes, it's the Paxil and it's a well known and documented side effect. For some, the weight comes off while tapering and for others, it doesn't come off until you're drug free. For those folks, it seems it takes about a year for it all to come off. I lost a lot of my weight during a bad withdrawal (not recommended) and the rest once I started tapering the right way. __________________ aka LC aka Laurie C. Paxil, 20 mg since 1997, for IBS Two unsuccessful attempts to quit. Started tapering 11/27/06 PAXIL FREE 12/29/07 *"Whether You Believe You Can, Or You Can't, You Are Right."* ~ Henry Ford

12-17-2009, 11:22 PM	#3
Songbird Queen of the appendage vocabulary Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 9,170	Re: Weight gain Weight gain is a very common side effect. In my experience, diet and exercise don't seem to make any difference, so I'm sure it is the Paxil. __________________ Jul 01-Feb 02 Aropax Feb - Dec 03 Citalopram Jul 04 Aropax Jan 07 - Feb 08 20mg - 5mg Apr 4.5mg 5mg Jun 10mg zopiclone > seroquel Jul 20mg Aug + methionine Oct aropax > loxamine Dec off seroquel 7 Dec 17.5mg 30 Dec 15mg 24 Jan 12.5mg 16 Feb 10mg 10 May 9mg 30 May 8mg 5 July 7.5mg 2 Aug 7.25mg 1 Sep 7mg 9 Oct 6.75mg 8 Nov 6.5mg 18 Dec 6.3mg Appreciation is the antidote to stress - Trust is the antidote to fear

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