Renske

Thanks all for your replies. Good to know you lost weight after surgery.
And also lost a lot a lot prior to the operation! I can’t get anything off, no matter what I do! At the highest I managed 10 pounds with a not so healthy diet.
Summermoose; I’m jealous and impressed you managed to get off Paxil. I’ve tried tapering down real slow with liquids but it was terrible. Never made it to 0…
Even during switching ssri s I felt the effects of getting off Paxil (I’m on them a long time, 25 years)

Gradycat: unfortunately people can gain a lot more than 10 ponds, I’m no exception! It’s part of the cause of obesity in 15 %

it slows down your metabolism or causes cravings. I’m my case (and with many others) I don’t even have cravings and if anything, i only eat healthier en exercise more!
And it’s not coming off, been trying everything for the last 7 years !

Very frustrating!

Hi! I have tried switching but it did’nt work out for me. But indeed, . Paxil is the worst when it comes to weight gain, and the hardest to taper off.
but I hope someone has an answer to my intitial question

Hi all!
I’m from the Netherlands and I can’t seem to find any answers to my questions , so Hopefully I can find some answers here 🙂 hope so!

I’m looking for women who have gained weight DUE to Paxil, like me.
I went from 70 kg to 96 kg on these meds (for ocd) and tried to switch, without succes. I have to take Paxil the rest of my life. (I also tried to get off them very very slowly but it seems impossible. Tried everything, visited everyone, work out with a person trainer for two years now, eat healthy etc. Can’t get the weight off!!
and I’m even gaining more.

I don’t have excessive cravings and I always used to have a healthy weight.
I wonder if any WLS will help me, as it seems to be more a metabolism problem than an eating problem?

Anyone here who had WLS because they gained due to taking an SSRI ((Prozac, Effexor, lexapro etc) ? And not (only) because of eating too much but maybe also because your metabolism seems to have slowed down?

and…did it work for you?

thanks so much in advance ladies!