Have AD's made you put on weight? (like they have me). Will i lose it?

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or is my metabolism shot now as I have put on two stone more like three WHO am I kidding

I have put on the weight over the 6 years I have been on AD's

Is it the AD's or IS IT me? I was NEVER this horribly fat weight before

What ADs are you on? I've only been on mine very short term but nothing negative in terms of weight gain as yet. Mind you, I'm only eating about a quarter of what I was before I became ill, so it's hard to tell...

Hope you're awap.

Some cause weight gain. mirtazapine & Olanzapine are notorious for weight gain. Some SSRI's can cause weight loss as they reduce your appetite. What AD are you on?

I am on sertraline and had no issues for the first six months but I have noticed that I am unable to lose weight in the way I would before. I've read it can cause slow creep weight gain. I am a year postpartum and still have a stone to lose whereas last time I just lost it all by nine months post partum and I'm not eating anything differently (if anything eating less/better and initially weight loss was following same path) and am more active. I don't know it's the sertraline but I suspect it is.

I put on weight on a SSRI type, mainly because it made me crave carbs, particularly in the middle of the night. I would wake and eat biscuits, hence the chub going on (I was thin before). I did manage to lose it, but it wasn't easy. Some just came off naturally and the rest took a bit of effort. I never quite got back to my previous level of thin-ness and then I had babies....Which added some more pounds.

I've taken Sertraline for 20 years & have never put on weight from it. I take the lowest dose of Olanzapine which on higher doses can cause weight gain but it hasn't affected me. My son is 21 & I weigh the same as I did before I was pregnant with him. I have had 2 more children & my weight has always gone back the same.

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Tabbycat, do you mind me asking what dose of sertraline you're on? Have you ever reduced it or come off?

I am on 75 mg but have been on 100-150mg too. I have been off the meds for a year & no change with my weight whilst off them. I have major depression so will be on them long term.

Thanks tabby. I'm on 50, have weaned down from 100. I found it easy to wean down to 50 but can't seem to get down any further. Think I'll be on them for a while, even though I don't feel depressed or anxious.