SSRI's

This topic contains 7 replies, has 6 voices, and was last updated by EmmyJo 9 years, 9 months ago.

Viewing 8 posts - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)

teddiep

1:19 am
6 Aug 13
Permalink

Hello–a newbie here, in fact, today is my first ever fast day, and I survived!
My question concerns the use of SSRI antidepressants–I’ve been taking 50 mag of sertraline daily for more ten years, and it has been very good for me. But a big side effect of these meds are weight gain.

Any track record on the 5:2 when using SSRI’s?

Thanks,

Teddie

Pudding

9:19 am
6 Aug 13
Permalink

Hello Teddie,
I was on an SSRI for 6 years and gained about 4 stone. For the last few years I’ve been on a tricyclic and managed to lose one stone.
When I started the 5:2 in March, I was eating without counting calories (on non-fast days) for 3 months and lost nothing. For the past 4 weeks I’ve been counting calories on those days and have started to lose weight. 9 lbs to date.
I wasn’t overeating before, but find I can only lose weight if I restrict and count. I have 1500 on non-fast days, 500 on fast days and try to stick to 1800 on a Saturday (when we’re most likely to eat out). My TDEE is 2000.
Good luck. It’s harder for us, but you can make it work. Incidentally my non-medicated husband has lost 2 stone (28 lbs) and eats what he likes on non-fast days.

teddiep

5:26 pm
10 Aug 13
Permalink

Thanks, Pudding, for your reply.

I’ve tried a few other meds, but they are not for me. The tricky part is I do not need the SSRI for depression, but more for a “smoothing out” or leveling my baseline anxiety/mild OCD status, so I think I’ve found the medication niche in sertraline.

I am also watching the calories on non-fast days, and trying to stay at ~ 1300. After 6 days, I’ve lost 4 lbs, so I feel pretty good. Men are always “the biggest losers”. Drat 🙂

Teddie

Pudding

6:10 pm
10 Aug 13
Permalink

Hello Teddie,

I too take my medication for anxiety, rather than depression. It’s a relief when you find the right medication for you.

Congratulations on your weight loss and good luck for the future.

jwatson1973

3:12 am
27 Dec 13
Permalink

I take citalopram too. I’m on week 3 of the diet and can certainly feel things getting a bit looser on my hips which us fantastic. The really weird thing I’m starting yo think is that I don’t need the tablets any more. They were reduced for the first time in 5 years last week and I feel fine. Except I have had insomnia for a week, and I have no idea why. I have so much more energy all the time (both mentally and physically). All very bizarre and the only variable is the diet.

anssies

11:31 am
27 Dec 13
Permalink

Hi jwatson, I know why you had insomnia for a week, after reducing the medicines. Those medicines makes you sleep better, so your body is used to that and has to adjust to the lower dosis. I use trazodon just to keep my serotonin level up to a good point. This tablet doesn’t influence your weight, I had different once earlier and gained 30 kilo’s then. I lost those kilo’s when I changed to the trazodon. Now I’m trying to lose 27 kilo’s again and I am well on my way, I’ve lost 17 kilo’s since august.
I hope that it will work for you!!

Lisame

8:30 am
3 Jan 14
Permalink

Hi there. This is an interesting post for me as I’m on citalopram too, for anxiety. Just writing it down makes me feel anxious!

I am hoping that the fasting doesn’t make my anxiety levels spike too much, but I am hopeful that with weight loss and positive thinking I will be able to reduce the anxiety a lot.

Thanks for posting teddiep.

EmmyJo

6:30 pm
1 Aug 14
Permalink

I am on Sertraline too….and on Amitriplyine for Insomnia.