How common is weight gain with these drugs?
Does Lexapro Cause Weight Gain?
One reason is that theshort-term effects of antidepressantson weight can differ from their long-term effects.
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After this time, the weight loss effect tended to disappear.
Not everyone who takes an antidepressant will gain weight.
Some experience no weight changes and others may lose weight.
Once they start taking an antidepressant, however, they begin to feel better.
Conversely, three other antidepressants were associated with “significantly less weight gain” than citalopram.
But before you do, talk to your healthcare provider.
In all likelihood, you might avoid gaining weight without sacrificing your mental health.
It can also be dangerous to just stop taking an antidepressant.
Wellbutrin works differently in the brain than SSRIs, and some people lose a little weight while taking it.
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