Obesity Questions

How effective is Wellbutrin on motivation/weight mgmt/sex drive?

Posted 30 Jan 2013 by lowTinIllinois • 43 answers

For those who have been on Wellbutrin/Buproprion... can you rate your experience in the following areas and what dosage level you are on ? (1) motivation(feeling of getting things accomplished) (2) weight management - weight loss or weight gain (3) sex drive - increase or decrease ??

Topamax for Weight Loss?

Posted 16 Mar 2013 by 4N Substances • 61 answers

Hi friends, My physician has given me a prescription for Topamax for weight loss support. This program will be supervised and I will see the Dr weekly. An EKG and blood work were required and all normal, however cholesterol and sugars were getting up there. My physician told me I'm not at ...

Has anyone used Lexapro for anxiety and gained weight?

Posted 30 Jun 2010 by sashaw9589 • 83 answers

I am prescribed to take lexapro but after reading MANY reviews I see that they all involve serious weight gain. I was wondering if anyone who uses this for anxiety purposes or other have this problem? Paxil and weight gain?

Why exactly does Abilify cause weight gain?

Posted 30 Oct 2013 by Almostfamous84 • 46 answers

I'll try to keep this brief. I'm a male model, 29 years old and I just signed with an incredible agency, so weight gain is not an option for me... I recently started Abilify for treatment resistant depression (1mg a day because 2mg gave me panic attacks, so my pdoc advised I just split ...

Does Zoloft (Sertraline) Cause Weight Gain?

Posted 17 Dec 2011 by alisha29 • 9 answers

I know that everyone has different side effects, I am just wondering if weight gain is a common one. I am hoping that it is not. I need treatment for my depression but am afraid of gaining a lot of weight on SSRI's because that in itself will make me depressed. Thank you for any and all ...

Has anyone noticed weight gain with Celexa?

Posted 30 Sep 2009 by Valatron • 77 answers

I had been on Wellbutrin but had to stop due to increased agitation and rage issues. I am now on Celexa and have noticed weight gain. I also wake up with puffiness around the eyes. Has anyone experienced this? Will it go away?? The Celexa is supposed to treat depression, but if I keep gaining ...

Lyrica and Weight Gain? Yes or No?

Posted 27 Jan 2010 by snowgoer68 • 36 answers

I would like to find out how many here on lyrica are gaining weight. I have seen multiple sites on the internet with people gaining tons of weight, some saying they were even eating less, exercising more. Although it helped the pain some could not take the weight. I am an above knee amputee and ...

Cymbalta and Weight Gain?

Posted 8 Oct 2013 by Missybon • 33 answers

I am wondering if Cymbalta has the side effect of weight Gain , I suffer with Anxiety I only take 30 mg and don't feel good at all on this dose , I was told maybe the dose is not high enough, but I am worried if I increase I will put weight on , I was on Zoloft and Effexor and gained weight ...

Does neurontin cause weight gain?

Posted 23 Sep 2014 by summers02 • 22 answers

Has anyone used Topamax for weight loss?

Posted 30 Jun 2009 by Smartchick73 • 45 answers

I would like to hear from others who have been prescribed Topamax for weight loss. Not so much those who have used it for seizures or migraines and experienced weight loss as a side effect, but those whose doctors prescribed Topamax as an off label weight loss drug. I have personally been taking ...

Weight gain and estradiol patch- Minivelle?

Posted 11 May 2013 by YTC • 29 answers

Does anyone have experience with weight gain while using Minivelle patch ? I use .0375 dosage.

What can I do to stop weight gain caused by Lyrica?

Posted 16 Jun 2012 by nledesma1981 • 36 answers

Lyrica works well for me. I suffer from chronic pain due to 6 ruptured 6... 4 in my neck and 2 huge ones in my lower bato from an auto accident where I got rear ended. I believe I got fibromyalgia due to the accident. My pain is terrible to the point where I take Zofran for nausea. My pcp did blood ...

Has anyone experienced major weight gain after starting Levothyroxine?

Posted 18 Mar 2010 by yorkgreeneyes • 39 answers

I started this medication last fall for an underactive thyroid. Since then I've been packing on the pounds even while watching every bite I take and excercising regularly.

Is weight gain a normal side effect whilst taking prozac?

Posted 29 Apr 2013 by kk999 • 9 answers

my weight has shot up so much recently and seems to coincide with my medication being put up from 1 to 2 capsules a day . ive been on prozac for many years but weight gain has not been a problem before ..

Is weight gain inevitable on Depakote?

Posted 3 Jul 2012 by kristi1821 • 47 answers

I will be starting the medication next week and am terrifed of gaining weight. I'm on the hearvier side which has a lot to do with my depression, anxiety, negative self-image, mood swings etc. If I eat healthy and exercise, what are the chances that I will gain weight? In other words, does it ...