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Weight gain?

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heather28795
heather28795

I've always had a high metabolism but I'm gaining weight since upping my prozac two months ago. is this a thing?

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  • Guest
    Guest heather28795

    Posted

    i started off on 60mg and have been steadily on a 10 for last year.. rather excessive but i gained 5stone.. 4 due to meds an extra one cos was then not as active 洛

  • sarahrinaz
    sarahrinaz heather28795

    Posted

    i know when i was on 40 mg my weight increased, but it could also have been from not being as active..... when i lost the extra 23 lbs i had gained i had to reduce my dose to 20, and thats where im currently staying at..... so to answer your question, yes, some people do gain weight on higher doses if you dont watch your intake of food and slack off on exercise like I did for nearly 10 years.

    • heather28795
      heather28795 sarahrinaz

      Posted

      I guess I'll have to buckle down and exercise lol. I'm on 40. When it was just 20 and 30, I had no weight gain. But I absolutely cannot take a lower dose.

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