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Posted at 1:47 PM on Jul 17, 2009 by fatty1, #43108
I am so relieved to hear that so many people have experienced significant WEIGHT GAIN while on this drug. I weighed 150 pounds when I got pregnant and was 183 when I gave birth. I got all the way down to 152, when I became depressed and suffered from severe anxiety. I have gotten as high as 210 lbs, and my life has been miserable because of my attempts to lose weight and NOTHING WORKS! I can do an hour of spin class (supposed to burn 500-700 cals), lift weights, eat perfectly for weeks and step on the scale and lose NOTHING! I even hired a personal trainer and I think she thinks I am lying because she sees how hard I work out, and nothing changes. This is so depressing, I am embarrassed to go in public or even look in the mirror. I have decided to wean off although I have been taking this med for 10 years. It did help the depression, but now I am so depressed from this weight it is not worth it. Thank goodness I found this thread, because maybe I am not crazy!!!! Is there any chance I will ever lose the weight, or is my metabolism ruined for life?
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Reply about 1 month ago on Oct 06, 2009 by jsconsolo, #23428

i was about 145 when i started zoloft. this was a low weight for me as 150 is my usual, but after 4 years i got up to 209. i did go thru a bad breakup that left me eating bad foods (ice cream and baked potatoes covered w/ velveta) but i have always worked out regularly. there was no way that a few months of bad eating could explain my super fast weight gain. I would do the elliptical for 45 mins and then go swimming around 20 laps and it would be a good day if my weight was the same! i just go so used to seeing it go up.
i'm on wellbutrin (sp?) now and i'm down to 170- the thing is now I CAN lose weight. before it just seemed impossible. the weight is coming off slowly w/ diet and exercise, but it IS coming off.
i do miss the way zoloft made me feel. if it wasn't for the weight gain i'd be back on it in a heartbeat. BUT the weight made me depressed so what was the point? i'd talk to your doctor about trying something new... have hope :-)

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