My history is I have been taking citalopram for about 14years with a gap of a couple of years at some point when I felt well enough to come off them. Initially I had clinical depression and anxiety.
Recently due to another health matter I was advised to swap to Sertraline, which was a big decision for me but went OK and I have actually seen positive changes, such as less racing thoughts and the ability to be a bit calmer before I act/move, so notably less bumps and scrapes. I have always been clumsy!
However in the 6 weeks or so since I started them I have piled on the weight. I looked up both drugs and apparently this is much documented. Naturally it’s having quite a negative effect on my wellbeing. I now can’t decide whether to ask the GP if I can swap back to citalopram or put myself on a strict diet (which is likely to fail).
I would really appreciate people’s thoughts on this as I process my options, thanks!