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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Cymbalta Weight Gain

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"Which antidepressants are least likely to cause me to gain weight?" (Part Two)

By Merely Me Health Expert

In part one of this series on weight gain and antidepressants we talked about which medications are most likely to make you gain weight.  It seems that Paxil is the "winner" there.  In so many of the forums discussing this topic, people say they gained from between 20-50 pounds while taking this antidepressant.  And even the medical community is in agreement here that Paxil can cause the user to gain a significant amount of weight.

 

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Fibromyalgia Medication
...sexual dysfunction and weight gain.Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) such as Cymbalta, Effexor  and Savella are the newest and perhaps most promising class of... Read more »
Fibromyalgia: Medications
...they act directly on two chemical messengers in the brain -- norepinephrine and serotonin.Duloxetine (Cymbalta) is gaining attention as a treatment for fibromyalgia. In a 2004 study, 207 patients... Read more »
Depression Medications, Antidepressants, Suicide Risk
...and advised doctors to prescribe their patients only small amounts of venlafaxine pills.Duloxetine (Cymbalta) also acts on both serotonin and norepinephrine. The drug was granted FDA approval in... Read more »
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Medications
...significant depression. They include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil). Cymbalta (duloxetine) is a new antidepressant that is classified as a selective serotonin and... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes
...may be particularly beneficial. Unfortunately, tricyclics may cause heart rhythm problems.Duloxetine (Cymbalta) is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, a newer type of... Read more »

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