Does cymbalta make you gain weight?

30 Apr 2011

Hey ana,

Antidepressants such as Cymbalta make some people eat more. It really is a matter of your calorie intake though. If the Cymbalta causes you to want to eat more then you have to eat low calorie foods to satisfy without gaining weight. I gained weight over the past few years while on Cymbalta, but I wasn't truly watching my calories either. Now that I am reducing my calories daily I have begun to lose the weight. It is really that simple to me.

Best wishes,

Laurie

30 Apr 2011

Hi ana,
I tried Lyrica, Neurontin, and Topamax, did not gain any weight, infact I lost weight on Topamax yet Cymbalta did make me gain weight. I stopped it and lost it quickly!
The side effects for Cymbalta list weight loss! So I suppose you and I, and Laurie are the oddballs. I also have fibro, and none of the meds I listed helped.
Hope you find something that works for your pain.
Best wishes,
sweetlemon

30 Apr 2011

Hello Ana1970
according to the information that I have found people sometimes have appetite loss and the possibility of weight loss, but I have a friend who is a pharmacist and sometimes depression will cause you to either gain or loose weight, every person is affected differently by medications, on a visit to you doc's office ask him and see what he says, I have a friend who took it and he lost weight, about 15 pounds or more, once he was taken off the medicine it seemed to take him time but he seemed to level off losing weight and in fact has gained weight, (he gained what he lost plus some) keep us posted and I do hope you start to feel better,

30 Apr 2011

He ana 1970. Well, unlike Laurie, and Sweetlemon, I am have no weight gain using Cymbalta. But I do gain it through other medications. Ha! No brainer. Win here, loose there. Last year, for a short period of time I was on 90mg. Long story short, now on 60mg and no weight gain. Not even a case of the munchies. Yet, as caringsonbj stated, the so called "norm" is little or no weight gain to talk about. Go figure huh? :-0) After so many years of trying this and or that, its all just that. Hit and miss, trial and error. It always comes down to this... how well does my body and mind react to and the effects, such as weight gain, shaking and so on. Best wishes to us one and all. :0)

2 May 2011

anna1970,cymbalta shuldnt make u gain weight unless theres other issues goin on? My ex-wife had fibromialga and gained weight but she started gettin hormon shots due to her thyroid,she also tried several diffrent meds until she found lyrica and she said that it had helped much better for her fibromialga than any of the others she had tried??? Hope this helps u out...