Gaining

It's true that some anti-depressant and such meds can cause weight gain, but 40-80 seems extremely excessive. I have friends that gained 5-20 pounds being on anti-depressant, but nothing extreme like your doctor said.

Wow I think she's either an exception or had a really fattening diet.

That happened to me and the psychiatrist immediately took me off the med! Risperdal. I'm on seroquel and rexulti now to replace it. Antipsychotics WILL do that.

Must be tough being psychotic.

I deal with it pretty well! I'm usually healthy, save for flare ups.

Glad to hear that Orion.
I took anti seizure meds for a while but I was already gaining weight at that time so I didn't notice.
Never been diagnosed as psychotic or depressed tho'.
That must be awful to have a Dr thinks you are off your nut.

Since you are 135 now and want to reach 200,you should be quite happy. I bet you will be a total cutie at 205.

My ADHD meds have weight loss as one of their usual side effects, but by pairing them with an appetite stimulant, they’ve actually helped me gain by allowing me to focus on eating when I sit down for a meal and not get distracted doing other things. I used to always get distracted after only eating a few bites even if I was hungry, and then by the time I remembered I had food an hour or two later, it was cold and gross and inedible. Now, I can eat my whole meal, or at least most of it.

I haven’t used anti-depressants myself because I do not have depression, but I’ve never seen a discussion about them in which at least one person didn’t chime in to complain about having become fat because of the medicine.

This totally depends on the med, the dose, and you. It's not always predictable who or how much weight someone may or may not gain.

Source: am an MD

OrionVirgo:
That happened to me and the psychiatrist immediately took me off the med! Risperdal. I'm on seroquel and rexulti now to replace it. Antipsychotics WILL do that.[/quote]

I'm starting rexulti tonight. have been exercising hard but just managed to maintain my weight. dont think i stand a chance of staying below 300 starting at 280. feeling normal and having a nice round belly. im excited. not having a say in the weight gain is also a bit of a relief