I know that a lot of threads go in cycles and looked back at one about anti-depressants from a few years ago from someone who suffered from bipolar disorder. I suffer from depression/anxiety.

Anyone else having weight issues because they're on these types of meds.

I've gone off them before when I wanted to take the diet pill Meridia and was put on Wellbutrin which did nothing to help my moods. I lost 20 pounds which was about the norm for that diet drug. My moods were so bad that I'm surprised my DH didn't leave, lol.

Anyway I take Cymbalta as an antidepressant and clonazepam as an anti-anxiety med. It seems to me there are a variety of drugs in the same class but no matter what if they claim to not affect weight they always seem to with me and they always have sexual side effects. It's always been a factor when choosing the antidepressant for me is how it affects weight. Am I just special? LOL.

Anyway if you've read any of my previous posts you know I've had a struggle and still trying to work things out. My sugar is high and I may have to go back on Metformin now and it just seems I can't tweak this damn band and I don't know if it possibly could be the drugs I'm taking are making me crave sugar or slowing down my metabolism.

Anyway just thought I'd check out there if there's anyone else with this kind of prob, thanks, brandyII.

I do remember my daughter being on ambilfy and have a bad reaction. I may say something to my nurse practitioner about xanax because I think the clonapin maybe slowing my metab down a bit and I've reduced to once a day prior to bed.

I posted about a depression program I watched and a drug to counteract the weight gain on "struggling lap bandsters" under "lap band complications" and am curious to see if anything comes up there about a drug I read about called zonegran or zonisamide. thanks brandyII

iam on celexa and zoloft and i feel so good on them. i was on it before my banding in dec 2007 i love being on them

Celexa is one I'm not familiar with, I guess everyone has their own combo that works. Have they affected you at all with your weight loss? brandyII.

AThinnerDenise - I'm having an aha moment here. I managed my weight fairly well until I got on anti-depressants. OMG. I knew that I had gained 40 lbs on Paxil; it was awful. I took Zoloft for years and am now on Effexor. I thought my sugar cravings were just learned; I had no idea they could be tied to anti-depressants. Not that they're the whole reason I'm obese but still. Now I wish I'd never gotten on them! DANG