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Weight gain,Mirtazapain and olanazapine

13 replies

ebbie22 · 07/02/2013 15:49

Hi,i have put on over five stones in a year whislt on there drugs,and wondered if anyone has had the same problem...I was so shocked that it was so much..I dont exercise as much as i used to,but even when i do all i seemto do is put weight on...Any advice would be much appriciated..

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orangeandlemons · 07/02/2013 15:52

Mirt made me eat my head off. Just couldn't stop

OverlyYappyAlways · 07/02/2013 15:57

Me too I am stopping mine again, I just crave carbs and sugar. I'm biting them in half so getting half a sleep just now. I find my moods quite flat on them too but the weight gain doesn't help that. Last time I went from an 8 to a 16, this time I am a 12 so stopping them now. Mitrazipine have many write up for people putting on weight.

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ebbie22 · 07/02/2013 16:04

hi,thanks for replying...do u mean ur mood seems flat whilst on mirt.?
I never have any motivation,And never excited,or look forward to things that i have planned.could that be my meds too?
Got a much needed app with consultant on tues,and really want to come off both..

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MechanicalTheatre · 07/02/2013 16:06

Yup, mirtazipine made me eat loads too, sugar and carbs.

I slept pretty much all day every day too.

It got me out of a horrible depression, but I can't imagine taking it long term.

On Sertraline now.

mandaroodle · 07/02/2013 16:08

I put on 2 stones in as many months on mirt so I came off it.On venlafaxine now.I haven't lost the extra weight yet.

mandaroodle · 07/02/2013 16:11

I put on 2 stones in as many months on mirt so I came off it.On venlafaxine now.I haven't lost the extra weight yet.

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ebbie22 · 07/02/2013 16:13

im on sertraline too as well as depakote....and heres me hoping as soon as i come off tabs,weight will just fall off,lol..thank you xx

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politics · 07/02/2013 16:27

I have been on this med but I had no problems with weight gain.

orangeandlemons · 07/02/2013 16:54

I also found it made me pretty miserable. Flat, dull, no joy in anything. Not quite sure why it is an anti-d, it did nothing for me at all, except the ability to eat and sleep in huge amounts.

Was very good against anxiety though

Crawling · 07/02/2013 19:55

Im on olanzapine I have gained 3 stone in 5months.

fedupandtired · 07/02/2013 20:51

Olanzapine is notorious for weight gain and the reason I won't take it again. I ballooned horrendously whilst on it. There are alternatives which work just as well, for me at least.

MakeItUpAsYouGoAlong · 07/02/2013 21:08

It just made me sleep and eat! To the point of sleeping through my newborn and made it so I had to give up bf.
On Venlaflaxine now and cant shift the weight- anyone have any experience of Venlaflaxine?

OverlyYappyAlways · 08/02/2013 10:37

I have been on Venlafaxine, just make sure you take them at the roughly the same time daily and always have a prescription, some people can experience brains zaps when they withdraw or run out of them, I found them good but I was one of the few to get the brain zaps, they were fine before I started withdrawing

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