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Anti - Depressants ?

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Lulu41 · 02/10/2006 10:19

I am going to my GP this week as after using St Johns Wort for a few months now realise that my depression needs something more - I am already 3 stone overweight and do not want to be prescribed ADs that add to this - does anyone know which ones to avoid?

Thanks

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anniediv · 02/10/2006 10:26

I have taken prozac and venlefaxine, neither made me put on weight. hth.

divastrop · 02/10/2006 20:58

IME prozac has always made me lose weight,but my gp told me that high doses can have the opposite effect.
i think its only the older type of AD's that make u put on alot of weight

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Lulu41 · 03/10/2006 13:15

Thanks for your posts

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katskin · 03/10/2006 14:13

not sure which ones to avoid but I have been on sertraline for the past year and have not put on any weight if anything i have lost weight :0

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