I was going to try to answer the individual posts but you all are just too fast for me!
So here goes...
To our newest member...Welcome! This is a great place for support not only about Zoloft weight gain but about the individual reasons we all started taking Zoloft in the first place! I'm so sorry about your story. Sometimes I don't understand men...no offense to the men on here...but I really don't. Bless your heart. Just remember that all of it...the situation, the weight gain...is NOT YOUR FAULT. The weight gain is the direct result of the Zoloft, no matter what any doctor tells you, no matter what the manufacturer tells you...it is the fault of the medication. There are just too many of us to prove them wrong.
Mekkie...I'm so sorry you are having a difficult time. I know you want to medication free so much and you are doing such a great job. Just hang in there. We all have our bad days and when I have them I just remind myself to put my head down and wait for it to pass, because it will. God made us this way...gave us our individual burdens of this kind...for a reason and some day we'll find out why. I think it's so we can go out and help others, even if it's just one person...to help society become more tolerant of mental disorders and those who seek help for them. I personally feel it takes a lot more courage to ask for help then to try to tough it out on your own. You're doing great. Give it some time and once it's completely out of your system, you'll start to feel better. Don't worry about being a "downer"...we all understand and we are hear to listen to your frustrations as well as your victories.
Nivram...You hang in there. You and Hillarie are going to get through this. I will say that she's probably being hit with a double whammy as some times BC pills can cause weight gain as well although I'm certainly not advocating that she stop taking them. Again, I'm not a parent but if I did have a daughter in Hillarie's situation, I would encourage her to stay on them and on any medication she needed and just work doubly hard on building up her self esteem.
And as far as the weighing goes...especially for Hillarie...I would say don't weigh every single day. I know the temptation is there. Before I started on Zoloft, I weighed every day and even took my scale home to my mom's house during visits and holidays!!! But I think if you weigh, say, a couple of times a week you'll be more pleased with the progress than every single day. Weight fluctuates during the day so I'd hate to see anyone become frustrated that they might have gained a pound or so from the day before. I know the temptation is great but the weight comes off slowly so you all just have to be patient...I know, easier said than done!
I will say that I got tickled by some of your posts...in a good way. I know some of you have put your weight and jeans size on here and, can I just say that you are my heroes for doing that because I would never in a million years do that...I'm just not brave enough-but...I don't think I was EVER a size 7 or 9 and I might have been a size 2 or 3 when I was like 5! LOL!!! I'm 5'9 and even at my skinniest I was never out of the double digits...it was the low double digits but still. You all are just so dear and precious.
I look forward to coming here and reading your posts everyday. They really help me.