Escitalopram weight gain
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Anyone out there starting on escitalopram and worried about weight gain!
I started on escitalopram in June and yes I have gained a little weight but compared to how I felt before the escitalopram I feel 100 times better and a little weight gain I can live with!
A lot of people blame the tablet but I don't, I just think where I was so nauseous amongst other things with my anxiety and my appetite was virtually non existent I lost about a stone and half but obviously as I felt better so did my appetite!
Please don't let it put you off with this medication as its great!
Thought it would be nice to here a positive post to anyone out there worried!
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Felis susan69457
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i have gained weight too on Escitalopram but I feel so good. And now concentrating on eating less fat and trying to eliminate sugar. being anxiety free far outweighs a little weight gain!
susan69457 Felis
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Yes Felis, I'm going to try and eat a bit more
susan69457
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Mr._PanicGuy09 Felis
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Me too, when I am at Clomipramine and xanax i lose weight very fast but when my doctor switched me to Escitalopram and colanezapam I gained so much weight but my current meds helps me alot and its the best among all the medication given to me its just I gain weight which is bad I hate it but its okay I just think of the good side of it,, and oh , I dont get any side effects from it both,, just the gained weight thingy. over all its good
diana75947 susan69457
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I agree with you, Susan. As we begin to feel less anxious our appetite improves
I don't want to gain back all the weight I lost, so the trick for me
Is to weigh frequently and watch my portions if it starts going up. Feeling
Good is more important than weight, but if you can have both, so
Much the better!