Anxiety Meds

[jknnej]

Hey all,

As some of you know, I've had great success with my anxiety/depression with Effexor. However, I'm gaining weight that I shouldn't be and some people at my work that have taken it have also said they gained so much weight they had to switch meds.

anyway, I'm just looking into it and one lady said Lexapro is similar to Effexor and she lost the weight she had gained on Effexor.

anyone have any experience with weight gain on Effexor or Lexapro?

Anyone used both?

If you could share I'd appreciate it. I guess lexapro and Effexor are both in the same class of SSRI's so I think I want to stay in that category.

Thanks,

Jenn

[chrissy]

i've taken both----i don't remember weight gain being a problem with either one. lexapro was better for me than effexor.

christine

[trents]

Do you feel your depression is related to Celiac disease?

[StrongerToday]

I started the Lexapro in January and have been loosing weight.

I think everyone reacts differently though...

[wolfie]

I take Lexapro and have had no issues with weight gain. My dr prescribed this over other SSRIs b/c it is supposed to be very weight neutral.

[plantime]

Lexapro did not stop me from losing weight. It did help me to sleep better, so I had more energy during the day. I think more energy without eating more translated into weightloss for me.

[jknnej]

Thanks, all. I think I will try Lexapro.

To whomever asked, yes my anxiety/depression is related to Celiac. I never suffered from it until going gluten free...weird, huh?