Zoloft and weight gain part 4!!

I completely plan on hauling whole wheat tortillas and whole wheat english muffins around with me in my bag...especially when I go on the road for work! We have to eat at crazy hours when we are on the road and I don't want that to knock me off my plan. People my look at me and think "Strange girl" but hey, that's what it takes.

I'm glad to hear that about the whole wheat pasta. I've heard bad things about it but I'm just so glad to get back to pasta that I'll eat it even if it tastes like cardboard.

HI nivram ...no i dont sport not yet anyway i wanted to see if this weight would come off without sport or changing my diet ..i always eat whole grain products and for breakfast i eat all-bran flakes, i think im losing the weight bit by bit every month a little falls off but i have to say that after been on zoloft for over 6 months i gained alot of weight i was 70 kilo`s i just couldnt handle that anymore and knew i had to do something so i sported hard everyday 3 hours and over a period of 6 to 7 months i lost 9 kilo but it didnt move any further than this so i assumed it was because of the zoloft so like we all did i stopped zoloft and the weight came back which according to my doctor was a withdrawal because zoloft makes you gain weight when you stop you get the same withdrawal so i gained 5 kilo just by stopping and now the zoloft is gradualy leaving my blood stream im losing weight every month a little after every mensturatie it seems...dont know why its just going this way for me...........i only need to lose 5 more kilo`s then im how i use to be before the dreaded zoloft, its a slow process, but i am happy that i sported in the very begining otherwise i would have had to lose 12 kilo`s when i stopped (do you understand)

I guess hillarie never did any sport to lose the weight she was gaining over the period she was on zoloft ...i did i had to i looked rediculas, i was getting depresed and hated people moaning about how fat i had got (Horrible people) I know for sure even if she didnt sport or change her diet she will lose the weight im more than sure only it will take longer. You must not forget it was the zoloft that caused it not her way of eating.

nivram said...
 Mekkie, you must be so excited to be losing the zoloft weight!!!  You mentioned you are gettng back into clothes from before, how awesome, their is hope for the zoloft weight loss!!  Did you all of the sudden just start losing or did you just weigh yourself?  Do tell your secert, just changing to whole grains or excersise with it, calorie cutting or is your body finally just letting go of all those aweful side effects???  I'm so excited for you, I hope my daughter will start to see some difference here soon!!!  Things just are not budging for her even thow she is excersing twice a day and watching her calorie intake.  She has also been doing the whole grain thing.  Keep up the great work, it will inspire the rest not to give up!!!!!

mekkie said...

Snickersmom my dear are you realy sure your ocd is coming back?? im not saying your wrong but i also remember that everytime i lowered my zoloft every complaint i had that made me go on zoloft came back but only in phases and i also thought that i was not ready to come off zoloft and if it wasnt for this forum i think i would of gone back on zoloft. Try to lower it again let those thoughts come up they will go realy its just phases believe me.!!!!

If you have it difficult i will help you get through...moan and grown all you want about the thoughts tell me how you feel at that moment ..just talking about it will help yu get through it and you will see that i was right it was a phase....the zoloft withdrawal plays tricks with your problem that you had before you took zoloft, i had moodswings and fears and hyperventilation and i kept thing crap its comming back i cant do this but it got less over the weeks and now i dont have it anymore...i feel good .

Maybe you think im interfering sorry!!!!!

snickersmom said...
Hey guys...The OCD is back and I'm having to up my Zoloft to 75 mgs. I feel so anxious that I feel like I'm coming out of my skin and I just can't stand it plus the OCD feeling is coming back. Hopefully with the South Beach Diet I can at least lose a little something.

Anyway, all prayers would be appreciated as I'm having a rough, rough time right now.

Hello everyone... Im new to this site and hope that I can both learn and offer some sound advice and personal experience.  I am currently off zoloft 100mg for 4 weeks [i took it for almost 9 years] and off ambien for 4 days [i took it for almost 2 years]. I still take provigil 200mg and will continue to do so for now.  In reading everyones postings, I will admit antidepressants and the like, are by far more dangerous than anyone initially thought.  I, like most, am experiencing awful withdrawals.. anger, anxiety and an insatiable appetite for the past month.  I tell you that I never had much of a problem maintaining my weight the entire time I was on zoloft or prior to. I didn't "gain lots of weight" while on it. But now since Im off, I feel like I am constantly thinking about food, not to mention eating quite frequently and putting on  weight.  I've always been on the thin side, athletic and ate pretty healthily although Ive always had a sweet tooth .  But again, I need to stress that since coming off zoloft, I am always looking to eat. And I mean e-a-t.  My cravings aren't limited to any specific type of food either. Unfortunately my doctor and any other research I can get my hands on do not offer much tangable help.  I do believe everyone's body reacts differently, but this is unbelievable. My intense anger and hunger tempts me to start back on a low dosage of zoloft.  How ironic that I've always tried to live my life in a clean, healthy manner starting with what I put in my body. 

Post Edited (PetroA) : 3/15/2006 10:02:15 AM (GMT-7)

Hello to everyone...old and new...I hope you are all having a great day.

I started my 75 mgs. of Zoloft today. My OCD seems to be at least under control for right now. I'm not as happy go lucky as I was on 150 mgs. but maybe I'll get there again.

I know that many people on this forum are getting off Zoloft and I'm so happy for those of you who are able to do that. After much personal trial and error, I know now that I will never be able to be off Zoloft and function with my OCD. It just won't happen...and quite honestly, I don't want it to happen. I don't want to tought it out because I've worked so hard to overcome my OCD and I won't let it take back my life. If that means taking Zoloft for the rest of my life...so be it.

Am I happy about the weight I've put on? Of course not and it angers me at the drug company and at my doctor and at my own body but I'm still doing the Southbeach Diet and trying to be healthier even more so than I was before.

I've been back to where my OCD had me so anxious and upset that I thought I wouldn't make it...and I don't want to go back there again. For those of you who think you might want to go back on Zoloft, I say there's no shame in it. We all have to do what is right for us.

Anyway...that is just my two cents...I hope everyone is well and at peace!

Hey everyone!! i see we have some new comers! welcome! well i have to agree with mekkie, each month after i mensturate, i notice i am thinner than the month before. i don't know if it is because i was placed on the zoloft for PMDD or what. But my PMDD is getting bad again. i have starting taking vitamins that should help with some of the symptoms such as bloating, mood, and aching. i will be off zoloft for 5 months in April. this is going to be a long process i know it and i am trying to be as patient as i can. i have not weighed myself in a while and plan on doing so soon. i will update if i actually lost any weight.

Snickermom...have you talked to your doctor about taking something along side of the zoloft for the weight. i mean i know there are drugs out there for that. maybe if you visit some other doctors just for second opinions maybe another doctor will be able to help you more than your current doctor. just a thought. i did that. when my primary told me that zoloft doesn't cause weight gain and was unable to explain himself i visited 2 other physicians that disagreed with my primary and were able to back themselves up. i currently do not see my primary doctoor anymore due to this. i understand that you feel that you need to be on the meds. and if you feel as strongly as you sound like you do then i think you should. but don't give up on finding other alternatives to the weight while on zoloft. there has got to be something out there to help people that must take these medications, and because of these meds have a weight problem.

well, i will keep in touch!!take care!!

I hope its just a fase and it will disapear when i get my mensturation this comming week cause i fell like a balloon ready to burst these last couple weeks sick sick and tired ...im still not going to sport to sort this weight thing out NO WAY its not me its the zoloft

Allybooboo 5 pounds is something but aint it frustrating...maybe we do have to goto sport after all ...the worst thing im having to deal with is the hanging loose fat after losing all the water retention and a blown up stomache hmmm wat else !!! oh yeh and my floppy thighs etc...sniff sniff guess you got to laugh about it or i`ll just cry cry

Post Edited (mekkie) : 3/19/2006 4:01:47 PM (GMT-7)

I just wish someone had the answers for us and could help in this struggle.  Allyboo, was it you that said stated your doc said it would take upto a year to start seeing a weight loss?  Had your doc witnessed this before?  Maybe even more then once?  We are going to Calif. next week for alittle vaction and she is moritfied to buy or even wear a bathing suit!  I have a feeling this whole weight thing could put a big damper on our trip!!!

Hope everyone is doing good and and maybe even seeing some success!!!  Best to everyone! 

i was wondering what we would find out if we called the company of zoloft?!

Take care