Citalopram and weight gain. Sorry if this is trivial

[TheRealAmandaClarke]

or am I just destined to be fat?
I have been taking citalopram for around two months. No significant change in my diet or activity but I am slowly gaining weight. I cannot bear to see my reflection, my body feels awful and I don't really want to look after it now, if that makes any sense, and although my anxiety is dampened I feel quite flat (and fat).
I also cannot sleep.
Has this happened to anyone else? Is it worth asking for a change of medication? I don't really want to stop ADs altogether because the anxiety was crippling.

I put over a stone on very, very quickly with Citalopram. To be honest I wasn't that bothered because it was better than the anxiety.

Its not trivial, if it is annoying you ask your GP for a change in medication .

Thank you. I think i might ask.

Might be worth talking to your doctor like Coco suggested. I put on about 2 stone in the year that I was on citalopram. It was worth it to be rid of the anxiety though.

Yes i can see the point about it being a worthwhile trade off. The anxiety was awful.
But it would be nice to not get fat too

So. W GP today and she very kindly changed me over to fluoxetine. We shall see.

That's great, I hope the fluoxetine works out for you

Thank you

Good luck with it