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RENEE S said:

Dose this affect the Atkins diet? If so where cane I find more info...
Renee

Antidepressants can induce carbohydrate cravings.
OTOH, it would be a REALLY BAD IDEA to stop taking them without a
doctor's guidance just for the sake of dieting.

Plus, low carbing can curb those cravings.

Susan

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|| I think it depends on the anti-depressant. Tri-cyclic
|| anti-depressants such as Elavil, Trazodone, etc., can cause a BIG
|| increase in appetite, especially for sweets. SSRIs such as Zoloft,
|| Prozac, etc., can actually cause a DECREASE in appetite. Different
|| people have different side-effects, though (for instance, both
|| medications can cause EITHER constipation or diarrhea), so it's a
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Actually, SSRI's such as Paxil and Prozac generally cause an increase in
appetite and weight gain (not to mention decrese in sex drive). The
dopamine-reuptake inhibitors however, such as Wellbutrin, work the opposite
way and increase energy, can induce weight loss and increase libido. The
drawback is that not everyone can take Wellbutrin because it can act as a
stimulant and may not be appropriate for some people with very high blood
pressure, nervous conditions, etc. Check with your doctor Renee, but do
some basic research first on the internet and walk into his office armed
with knowledge of what YOU would like to do.
--
Peter
Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

In the six months I have been on elavil for inter-stitial cystitis I have
gained back the 40 pounds I had lost on lo carb. I am just now beginning to
think that I can overcome the overwhelming appetite that elavil has caused
(esp. for sweets) and get a grip on my sweet tooth.
Jackie
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RENEE S said:

Dose this affect the Atkins diet? If so where cane I find more info...
Renee

Antidepressants can induce carbohydrate cravings.

I think it depends on the anti-depressant. Tri-cyclic anti-depressants
such as Elavil, Trazodone, etc., can cause a BIG increase in appetite,
especially for sweets. SSRIs such as Zoloft, Prozac, etc., can
actually cause a DECREASE in appetite. Different people have different
side-effects, though (for instance, both medications can cause EITHER
constipation or diarrhea), so it's a crapshoot (so to speak).

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OTOH, it would be a REALLY BAD IDEA to stop taking them without a
doctor's guidance just for the sake of dieting.

Strong ditto on that one.

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Saffire said:

I think it depends on the anti-depressant. Tri-cyclic anti-depressants
such as Elavil, Trazodone, etc., can cause a BIG increase in appetite,
especially for sweets. SSRIs such as Zoloft, Prozac, etc., can
actually cause a DECREASE in appetite. Different people have different
side-effects, though (for instance, both medications can cause EITHER
constipation or diarrhea), so it's a crapshoot (so to speak).

It's true that the tricyclics pretty much always cause appetite and
sweets cravings increase.

The SSRI's are more variable. Some folks (my sister) lose weight on
them, but a greater number report weight gain, IIRC.

Susan

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The SSRI's are more variable. Some folks (my sister) lose weight on
them, but a greater number report weight gain, IIRC.

Susan

According to Bernstein the SSRIs reduce appetite at first then the effect
goes away. I read something recently about him getting better results with
appetite control by switching from low doses of one drug or combination of
drugs to another every week and then back so the body doesn't get used to
any one thing. He was talking about weight loss in carb addicted people.

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On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:53:18 -0400, Susan <[email hidden]>

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Saffire said:

I think it depends on the anti-depressant. Tri-cyclic anti-depressants
such as Elavil, Trazodone, etc., can cause a BIG increase in appetite,
especially for sweets. SSRIs such as Zoloft, Prozac, etc., can
actually cause a DECREASE in appetite. Different people have different
side-effects, though (for instance, both medications can cause EITHER
constipation or diarrhea), so it's a crapshoot (so to speak).

It's true that the tricyclics pretty much always cause appetite and
sweets cravings increase.

The SSRI's are more variable. Some folks (my sister) lose weight on
them, but a greater number report weight gain, IIRC.

I'm on Celexa (an SSRI) and I've lost 82 pounds in just over a year.
I read in DANDR that Celexa might be one of the problematical drugs,
so I was worried when I started, but the weight came right off when I
followed the diet fairly rigorously.

Beth Friedman
Started 3/1/04
208/126/120

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Saffire said:

I think it depends on the anti-depressant. Tri-cyclic anti-depressants
such as Elavil, Trazodone, etc., can cause a BIG increase in appetite,
especially for sweets. SSRIs such as Zoloft, Prozac, etc., can
actually cause a DECREASE in appetite. Different people have different
side-effects, though (for instance, both medications can cause EITHER
constipation or diarrhea), so it's a crapshoot (so to speak).

It's true that the tricyclics pretty much always cause appetite and
sweets cravings increase.

The SSRI's are more variable. Some folks (my sister) lose weight on
them, but a greater number report weight gain, IIRC.

I'm on Celexa (an SSRI) and I've lost 82 pounds in just over a year.
I read in DANDR that Celexa might be one of the problematical drugs,
so I was worried when I started, but the weight came right off when I
followed the diet fairly rigorously.

Beth Friedman
Started 3/1/04
208/126/120

I think we'd all do a lot better by distancing ourselves from chemicals and
eating foods that are best suited for our bodies. I can't tell everyone
what is best for them, but I will say that it wouild be a good idea if
everyone followed a food path that was good for them personally.

Hi Jim,

Jim Bard said:

I think we'd all do a lot better by distancing ourselves from
chemicals and
eating foods that are best suited for our bodies. I can't tell
everyone
what is best for them, but I will say that it wouild be a good idea
if everyone followed a food path that was good for them personally.

I'd been low-carbing for years, and had been maintaining my loss for
years when
serious depression hit. Clinical depression, the sort that comes out
of nowhere and drains
every last bit of color and joy and energy from your life when
everything is going along just great.
At its worst my big accomplishment for the day was making myself take
a shower. Couldn't think,
couldn't sleep, and even breatheing took more energy than I really
had.
Lots of diseases don't give a damn how you eat. Unfortunately. I'm
thankful the chemicals are there.

Take care,
Carmen

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Carmen said:

Hi Jim,

Jim Bard said:

I think we'd all do a lot better by distancing ourselves from
chemicals and
eating foods that are best suited for our bodies. I can't tell
everyone
what is best for them, but I will say that it wouild be a good idea
if everyone followed a food path that was good for them personally.

I'd been low-carbing for years, and had been maintaining my loss for
years when
serious depression hit. Clinical depression, the sort that comes out
of nowhere and drains
every last bit of color and joy and energy from your life when
everything is going along just great.
At its worst my big accomplishment for the day was making myself take
a shower. Couldn't think,
couldn't sleep, and even breatheing took more energy than I really
had.
Lots of diseases don't give a damn how you eat. Unfortunately. I'm
thankful the chemicals are there.

Take care,
Carmen

I remember you said you postpone going to med school because of that.
Any plan to go there in the near future?

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Actually, SSRI's such as Paxil and Prozac generally cause an increase in
appetite and weight gain (not to mention decrese in sex drive). The
dopamine-reuptake inhibitors however, such as Wellbutrin, work the
opposite
way and increase energy, can induce weight loss and increase libido. The
drawback is that not everyone can take Wellbutrin because it can act as a
stimulant and may not be appropriate for some people with very high blood
pressure, nervous conditions, etc. Check with your doctor Renee, but do
some basic research first on the internet and walk into his office armed
with knowledge of what YOU would like to do.
--
Peter
Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

Prozac can work either way in some people it makes them eat and others it
makes them hmmm it seems like they don't even think about food. My mom was
on Prozac for a short time and she had to make her self eat. When I was a
CNA a DR put a resident on Prozac to get her to eat more she wouldn't even
look at her food, didn't care. I spoke to the nurse about Prozac (kinda
planted the seed) a day or two later she was off Prozac and she started to
eat again. Prozac can also have an adverse reaction in other ways like it
can make you act crazy. I took it for a very short time and I was angry the
whole time I would think about how I was acting and think thats not like me
or who just said that? my mom was loopy and some people have an increase in
the problem that is being treated by prozac. But then SSRIs and I don't get
along about 4 years ago I had a bad 2 year low ( I have Major Depression )
when we were trying to find the right meds every SSRI they tried I would try
to kill myself. BTW I'm now med free for over a year and happy I even made
it past my dads death with out meds and did fine.

Angie (sorry about my spelling and grammar but I'm late for work)

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Hi Jim,

Jim Bard said:

I think we'd all do a lot better by distancing ourselves from
chemicals and
eating foods that are best suited for our bodies. I can't tell
everyone
what is best for them, but I will say that it wouild be a good idea
if everyone followed a food path that was good for them personally.

I'd been low-carbing for years, and had been maintaining my loss for
years when
serious depression hit. Clinical depression, the sort that comes out
of nowhere and drains
every last bit of color and joy and energy from your life when
everything is going along just great.
At its worst my big accomplishment for the day was making myself take
a shower. Couldn't think,
couldn't sleep, and even breatheing took more energy than I really
had.
Lots of diseases don't give a damn how you eat. Unfortunately. I'm
thankful the chemicals are there.

Take care,
Carmen

You said this very well I guess you have to know what its like to be
depressed to know how much those drugs are needed. I would never want to see
anyone feel the way you stated, its not fun and I was so sick of being that
way I wished for death. Taking drugs for drpression is why I'm still here
and why I work or even leave the house.

Angie< now I really have to get to work

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Saffire wrote:
|| In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
|| says...
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|||
||| RENEE S wrote:
|||| Dose this affect the Atkins diet? If so where cane I find more
|||| info... Renee
||||
|||
||| Antidepressants can induce carbohydrate cravings.
||
|| I think it depends on the anti-depressant. Tri-cyclic
|| anti-depressants such as Elavil, Trazodone, etc., can cause a BIG
|| increase in appetite, especially for sweets. SSRIs such as Zoloft,
|| Prozac, etc., can actually cause a DECREASE in appetite. Different
|| people have different side-effects, though (for instance, both
|| medications can cause EITHER constipation or diarrhea), so it's a
|| crapshoot (so to speak).
||

Actually, SSRI's such as Paxil and Prozac generally cause an increase in
appetite and weight gain (not to mention decrese in sex drive). The
dopamine-reuptake inhibitors however, such as Wellbutrin, work the
opposite
way and increase energy, can induce weight loss and increase libido. The
drawback is that not everyone can take Wellbutrin because it can act as a
stimulant and may not be appropriate for some people with very high blood
pressure, nervous conditions, etc. Check with your doctor Renee, but do
some basic research first on the internet and walk into his office armed
with knowledge of what YOU would like to do.
--
Peter
Website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

This is true about the Prozac. I have been on it for 7yrs, and had never in
my life gained more than 5lbs, till Prozac. I gained 25llbs over 3yrs and
have to work very hard to lose weight and/or maintain my current weight. I
also have pitting edema, and even on Lasix, I have a lot of swelling. I
*really* like the side affect of decreased sex drive, though. lol