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(The following post comes from the Zoloft Comments Page at join-the-fun.com.)
ZOLOFT WEIGHT GAIN–How to lose it
I’ve read all of these comments and just want to let you all know that you should please get off of Zoloft. This is a bad drug. I was on it for a year and a half and the first 3 months were fine but after that all hell broke loose.
I didn’t care about anything but having a good time, whether that was drinking, skipping work (even cheating on my husband and almost getting a divorce). Please understand this is something I would NEVER EVER in my life would have done had I not been on 150mg. of Zoloft. This drug took my personality and completely skewed it into something I didn’t recognize.
The RAPID weight gain came around month 4. One Monday I could fit into my suit and that Friday I couldn’t even pull the pants up over my butt (and i’ve never had a big butt in my life, always gained weight in my stomach). It was insane. I went from a size 4 to a 16!!!! I tried several times to get off of this crap and had withdrawals. Finally, the last month I was on it, I saw a picture of myself and completely broke down. It looked absolutely NOTHING like me. I was unrecognizable to myself and it scared the crap out of me. So I decided to go off it and I didn’t care what it took.
It has been 14 months since I have been off of Zoloft and have about 10 lbs more to lose. Here is the only thing that has worked for me. DON’T EAT SUGAR IN ANY FORM. This means especially high fructose corn syrup. Limit or eliminate carbohydrates. Most importantly–weight training and cardio is the magic bullet. Start slow but don’t stop until you are happy with yourself!
end of comments by Mandy re: Zoloft Weight Gain
all the best,Mark
Mark Ivar Myhre
The Emotional Healing Wizard
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Zoloft effects people in different ways. I was on Zoloft after I had my daughter for post partum depression. I am in a job to where I have to work out all the time, while on Zolft I dropped 20lbs with almost no effort. There are multiple side effects to Zoloft. Now with that being said it was hard to keep the weight off after I stopped using Zoloft, but if you truly need this medication stay on it. (For those who want to know my normal weight off Zoloft was around 150-155 on Zoloft it was 140-144).
I'm in the middle of a zoloft taper myself. After three years on the stuff I have gained roughly 60 lbs. It's a horrible feeling. We are using the liquid form to get me off of it.
Ok.. Zoloft makes you be less fussy about things.. So often people would occassionally have that extra little bit of something to eat.
If the diet remains the same while on zoloft but weight gain occurs, well it's clear that something isn't right about the drug.
I did experience weight gain but not sure which one of the above was the reason for it.
Just something for you to all think about really.
Hi People…
Zolft is a good drug for me to get me in sync and help me thru the craze of my peri-menapausal symptoms. The down fall is that my weight gain of about 15lbs. is a terrible blow to my vanity. I try to crunch my eating habits,because I want to keep my self looking good. I might be going on 51 and being a woman is hard. I work in a large school dept and have active contact with all peoples in the community.For now this is what I need to do to get me thru my times now. My husband and grown sons tell me that I'm so much better on the zoloft. I guess for now its me and my zoloft. Mrs.G
I am so surprised to hear people blame zoloft for weight gain. Everyone I know (including myself) always loses weight when they take it. I ALWAYS gain weight when I get off it.
Lucy, you are lucky you lose weight with the Zoloft. I have been a petite size 2-4 my entire life, but the Zoloft made me gain 22 pounds VERY QUICKLY. This may not seem like a lot, but it is on someone who is only 5'1".
I have tried exercise, diet, and more exercise, to no avail.
I am now in my second month of trying to taper off the Zoloft. I can't wait to be off of it and hopefully lose some of this weight.
I started at 25mg daily for and increased after 1 month to 50mg. month 3 my doc up’d it to 100 mg, after 3 months on that I too all of sudden couldn’t pull my pants over my all-of-sudden fat ass! I’ve been more depressed on it, anti-social, insomnia, tremors, twitching, and i’ve slowly declined my dosage over the last month and i’m back to 25mg… now i’m not sure how to just stop… any advice? do i take oner every other day? then 3 times/week, then twice/week… or just stop it altogether now?