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A 30-month-long treatment with sertraline for OCD also resulted in no significant weight gain. [77] Although the difference did not reach statistical significance, the average weight gain was lower for fluoxetine (1%) but higher for citalopram, fluvoxamine and paroxetine (2.5%). Of the sertraline group, 4.5% gained a large amount of weight ...
Sertraline and other SSRIs are associated with weight fluctuations, although not all people who take these medications will gain or lose weight. Most of the weight gain caused by antidepressants ...
A 2006 review suggests that the widespread use of antidepressants in the new "SSRI-era" appears to have led to a highly significant decline in suicide rates in most countries with traditionally high baseline suicide rates. The decline is particularly striking for women who, compared with men, seek more help for depression.
Gabapentin is associated with a weight gain of 2.2 kg (4.9 lb) after 1.5 months of use. [67] Case studies indicate that it may cause anorgasmia and erectile dysfunction , [ 68 ] as well as myoclonus [ 69 ] [ 70 ] that disappear after discontinuing gabapentin or replacing it with other medication.
Weight gain. Some side effects, such as weight gain, occur more frequently with certain types of antidepressant medication. Switching to a new type of antidepressant may help reverse any weight ...
Zoloft – an antidepressant of the SSRI class; Zonegran (zonisamide) – an anticonvulsant used to treat other seizures; Zulresso (brexanolone) – a GABA modulator antidepressant; Zyban (bupropion) – same active ingredient as Wellbutrin, but marketed as a smoking cessation aid
Many of the antidepressants I was prescribed have a potential side effect of weight gain. In late 2021, I got on the scale and was the same weight that I was when I was nine months pregnant with ...
Changes in appetite or weight are common among antidepressants but are largely drug-dependent and related to which neurotransmitters they affect. Mirtazapine and paroxetine, for example, may be associated with weight gain and/or increased appetite, [178] [179] [180] while others (such as bupropion and venlafaxine) achieve the opposite effect ...