[dearyou]

I've been on it for about two months now, I don't own a scale, but I'm pretty sure I've lost between 10 and 20 lbs since I've gotten really thin and my clothes don't fit anymore! It doesn't make me nauseated except for the first day, so I know it's not that. I just don't get very hungry and forget to eat and when I do eat, I get full really fast, like after a few bites and have to force myself to finish any sort of meal and then I get indigestion or my stomach hurts from eating too much (although it's not really that much). I'm also a bit more active, walking and going out and such, so I definitely need more food! Prozac did the same thing to me. Any tips? I'm naturally slim, so this is a bit much.

[thunderbear]

Originally Posted by dearyou

I've been on it for about two months now, I don't own a scale, but I'm pretty sure I've lost between 10 and 20 lbs since I've gotten really thin and my clothes don't fit anymore! It doesn't make me nauseated except for the first day, so I know it's not that. I just don't get very hungry and forget to eat and when I do eat, I get full really fast, like after a few bites and have to force myself to finish any sort of meal and then I get indigestion or my stomach hurts from eating too much (although it's not really that much). I'm also a bit more active, walking and going out and such, so I definitely need more food! Prozac did the same thing to me. Any tips? I'm naturally slim, so this is a bit much.

I know when I take zoloft I don't get hungry either. But as far as gaining weight, my husband has crohns so it's hard for him to gain weight and keep it on. His doctor told him to drink Ensure 3x a day and eat high caloric foods like milk cheese and red meat. I know one time he lost 20 pounds in a month and the doc told him to do that and he gained back 28 within a week. Just make sure to not over do it on the calories because zoloft, once it gets in your system can cause weight gain also.

[Calm]

Hi dearyou, I lost about 8 lbs. after starting it. It was beginning to worry me as well because I didn't need to lose weight. I started eating more and have managed to put the weight back on. I really didn't feel all that great when I lost that weight. I guess everyone is different and how they react to a drug. I wasn't expecting to lose weight though.

[smiley1984]

I lost a lot of weight, and i was underweight to begin with. It didn't make me feel sick, i just never felt hungry. I think some of it was due to me not having an appetite and becoming less depressed lead to me becoming a lot more active. Each day i make myself eat breakfast and take lunch to work and no matter how busy I am, I take time to eat lunch even if it's 5 min, otherwise it is suddenly late at night and i've forgotten to eat all day.

[littlelori]

I lost about 7 lbs since being on it for about a month. I needed to lose it so Im happy and am trying to lose more.

[camel2009]

yes im pretty heavy and i have lost about 15 pds

[Jennyd92]

I’ve been on Sertraline for about 2 and a half months and I can happily say I’ve been losing a lot of weight since I started on the medication! I’m very positive about it because before I was diagnosed with depression, I ate so much and gained a lot of weight, and it was a symptom of my depression. Since I feel balanced now, my brain is more tuned into how I feel (hungry or full) and I don’t get the crazy cravings that I used to get before I was on antidepressants. So I would highly recommend it if someone has issues relating to their weight due to depression, and it’s changed my life!