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Weight loss and flu

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Becktoria
Becktoria

I've just started fluoxetine 20mg after being on 150mg Sertraline. Has anyone experienced weight loss and if so how long did it take?

Thanks in advance smile

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  • anne276
    anne276 Becktoria

    Posted

    Hi Beck, are you hoping to lose weight then?  Re Fluoxetine, I've heard various reports (on this site).  Speaking for myself, I used to do the two-day fast, ie the 2/5 diet, when I'd restrict my calories to around 4 or 500 calories a day.  However, when I started Flu about four months ago, I felt so light-headed and fuzzy, I didn't dare continue my fasting.  However! My weight hasn't changed despite this, so all is good - for me anyway. Hope this helps?  I don't find Flu (I'm on 20 mg) an appetite booster, if that makes sense? - I don't find myself eating any more than usual.

    Anne x

     

    • Becktoria
      Becktoria anne276

      Posted

      Hi Anne, yes I am hoping to lose about 30lbs. I gained weight when I went on the contraceptive implant but I think the Sertaline I was on madeit hard to lose the weight. I did try the 5:2 diet about 18 months ago and i lost 6lbs but put it back on and bacame a stress eater. I'm hoping being on different medicine and practicing mindfulness will help with my dieting. x
    • anne276
      anne276 Becktoria

      Posted

      Hi Becks, you're sounding positive, which has to be good.  And it might help to chant "a minute on your lips, a life-time on your hips" etc. At work I sometimes peep into the biscuit tin in the kitchen; I might even sniff them (sad bitch), but then I look inside myself and ask myself "Am I hungry - really?" - to which the answer is usually a firm "No!" and I snap the lid back on.  I weigh less now than I did as a teen, so there's gotta be some benefits to this ageing malarky! And don't forget the magic of a cup of coffee - actually I think we often tend to mistake hunger pangs for thirst - something you probably noticed whilst on the 5:2 fast?

      Anne x

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