anyone who has taken prozac..........

[chimchar]

....hello!

i posted on here months ago when i was just starting taking fluoxetine (20mg/day)

i'm doing good...the meds have really taken the edge of my terrible anxiety, but not so much off my depression. i'm doing cbt which tbh, isn't helping at all yet...

my question is about weight...i am piling weight on. to be fair, i am eating stupid amounts of crap, but i just can't seem to stop...its real sugar cravings which i just can't help...i feel hungry all the time. is it to do with the meds or am i just a greedy fat bap? i'm feeling horrible about myself, all due to the extra weight i am carrying.

jeez! that was long...any comments?

bump.....

I didn't find weight gain a side effect, but my mum has found it very hard. She has been on prozac long term, and finds it really increases her appetite, to the poitn she did try stopping it jsut to lose weight, but she needed the prozac so had to go back on it.

Have you considered joining a gym? Working out is absolutely brilliant for fighting depression, and you are then less inclined to eat a lot of sugary stuff.

Also, one other thing I found out recently from a psychiatrist, is if you are suffering anxiety, it can actually lead your body towards fighting the ADs, which is why they might not be helping the depression much. As you deal with the anxiety, the ADs should start to work more.

thanks chops...sorry i didn't reply sooner

really need to do something, but gym is not an option....i just have no time at all to myself, which is one of the main problems i think.

am having lots of good days now, even though i have a huge amount on my plate at the moment....but the bad days are still there, and when they come, i am terrible....

i think that i feel so bad because the extra weight makes me feel horrible about myself and makes me anxious, which just fuels the vicious cycle.

can you go to gp and ask for another ad?
ad's work different for everyone.