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scott8888
scott8888

Hi guys just an update, 

3 weeks in now and after 1 or 2 days of not eating when i firat had my 2 tablets ive not stopped eating since. Ive put on nearly a stone in weight is this normal. I love the taste and smell of food. Im only slim but putting it on rapidly, i wieghed under 10 and a half stone now im 11 and a half. 

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  • Littomiss
    Littomiss scott8888

    Posted

    Hi Scott I went back to the doctor and changed back to fluoxatine, I'm the heaviest I've ever bn at 10st 9, so go back to the doctor x
    • scott8888
      scott8888 Littomiss

      Posted

      How long was you on it for, did it help you apart from the wieght gane. Im not to botherd about the gane in wieght as my job is very very pysical so i can lose that within a few weeks 
    • Littomiss
      Littomiss scott8888

      Posted

      I was on them 3 months I'm only 4ft 11 so can't afford to put that much on, yes they did help so did fluoxatine, I only changed because I thought it was fluoxatine that was giving my sweats but it the menopause x
    • scott8888
      scott8888 Littomiss

      Posted

      Hahaha bless thats tiny lol well i hope you found the right one for you and i will just stick with it untill i turn into a whale and then i will go on a plant diet lol
  • gingemac1977
    gingemac1977 scott8888

    Posted

    hi scott,

    i wouldn't worry too much about the initial weight loss for the moment, like you say, you're slim anyway so don't stress yourself, just monitor it, if you put on more than your comfortable with obviously you'll have to start cutting back.  i was the opposite, i lost weight on mine :-) i've lost over a stone and a half. that was all in the first few months. getting your mental health is more important than your weight, you'll soon shift it if you need to, good luck and keep eating if it makes you feel happy :-)

     

  • kathy_06966
    kathy_06966 scott8888

    Posted

    Hi Scott  I've been on sert for 6months and lost nearly 1st and havnt put it back on initially lost my appetite  but everything fine now   could it be that your are feeling more relaxed and happier  and your are actually enjoying your food   Dont worry about the weight gain  you can as you say always do something about that later  The important thing is you get your mood and emotional feelings on track  good luck and relish the fact  that you are in a happier place
  • Shakespare8
    Shakespare8 scott8888

    Posted

    Hi Scott, I put on more weight when I was on sertraline which is normal due to medication, but you can control your diet it's not easy. Exericse regularly if you can which is good for you.

    In response to your reply I need to know when You developed tinnitus about 4 years ago due to a side effect of the medication you are taking. During in last 4 years I wonder if you have you tried other antidressent med apart from sertraline which you are taking recently? You have been waiting for 4 years for tinnitus go away but it never go away. Have you seen ear specialist to find out what caused tinnitus?

    Best Regards

    Shakespearce8

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