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Feb 09, 2018 at 04:52 AM
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So im on lexapro. I've been taking it for 3 and a half months. My appetite (which has been higher than normal) but its been very stable and manageable with good diet and exercise up until now, but all of a sudden this week it's practically doubled, becoming barely manageable and mostly uncontrollable which honestly scares the hell out of me. My question is , would changing the ssri to maybe prozac, or zoloft, is there any chance that that could help, or would they all result in the same increased appetite? My logical part of the brain keeps convincing me that they all will result in the same outcome, coz hunger increases with increase in serotonin (if im correct) and given that they all primarily function as serotonin boosters, why would one expect a different outcome from any other ssri? Anyone care to share anything helpful would be very much appreciated please..
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Feb 09, 2018 at 10:37 AM
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Wish I could offer you a better answer, but I can't other than to say that every anti-depressant that I've been on has resulted in weight gain, and lots of it. Lexapro caused me to gain about 50 pounds...Cymbalta, the same. Despite that, I'm considering medication again, because I've concluded that the weight gain is better than depression, which I'm fighting now without medications.
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