Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:24 pm
I have been taking 50mg of Zoloft for about a year now. I have gained about 15 pounds in the past year and was just wondering if anyone else had the same experience with Zoloft. I did some research on it and what I read said that Zoloft drops your metabolisim so low that is it almost impossible to lose weight no matter what you do. I am so terrified of this. I just feel like my weight is spiraling out of control and I haven't changed my eating habbits and I have been exercising also. If anyone has any advice I would love to hear it. I also take .25mg of Klonopoin a day.
In the past year I have been on Lexapro, Zoloft, and Cymbalta. I changed meds so many times because of the weight gain. Part of my depression stems from my weight and the expectaions I have for myself in regards to my weight..along with other things pertaining to weight. So when I started gaining weight with Lexapro I switched to Zoloft....only to gain more weight. So I switched to Cymbalta which is supposed to help you lose weight....well I STILL gained weight. I never felt satisfied or full so I just ate and ate and ate trying to fulfill my "need" to eat. That is one of the reasons why I got this program...because I refused to keep gaining weight. I have gained 50 lbs in a year!!! I am off all antidepressants and am on Meridia which is an appeitate suppresant. I mean after eating and eating and eating I wasn't able to suppress my appeite on my own. So....needless to say I TOTALLY understand. Sadly, I don't know anything to tell you to help you because I couldn't seem to find anything that worked for me. I have lost 12 lbs in a month...and workout EVERYDAY. Good luck on whatever option you choose. You aren't alone I promise