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Posted 5/25/2013 10:02 AM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone,

Since I've been diagnosed with depression and taking antidepressant (cipralex 10mg) my appetite decreased a lot. I had some extra pounds and now i find myself loosing them. That's great but there are days where i find myself with a very low calorie intake even im trying to have a good nutrition ( qualitative and quantitative ). Is it a side effect of cipralex? Anyone experience it?

P.S im a student and im in a lot stress (im also taking anxiolytics)
Posted 5/25/2013 11:00 AM (GMT 0)
Jeoch,

I too have a low caloric intake due to medications.

I battle this by eating a regular greek yogurt with my medications. I eat snack bars through the day,(2) peanut butter for extra energy. NOT the protein bars for athleats, they are foul if you ask me.

Dinner is the worse meal for me because I am just not hungery, but I try. Around 9pm or 10pm most nights a will have a bowl of cereal.

Eat small meals all day long and be very aware of your body. If it says you are hungry, feed it ASAP.

Peace and courage
Trina
Posted 5/29/2013 3:57 AM (GMT 0)
I started cipralex a few months ago and noticed the same thing with my appetite. I had surgery in the mouth that removed all of my upper teeth on the left side as well as a large portion of the bone so naturally I stopped eating much after that. I'm not sure if my continued lack of appetite is a result of the surgery or the pills. Some days I'm super hungry and want to eat everything I see and some days I can't be bothered to eat anything so I'm having a hard time finding a healthy medium.
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