Q: IS IT POSSIBLE TO AVOID WEIGHT GAIN JUST BECAUSE I'M TAKING LEXAPRO?
Hi Gary
Has someone told you that you will not gain weight on Lexapro? The literature is a mixed bag on this...some people do gain weight on this medication.
I wrote a two part article about this topic and you can find where I discuss Lexapro and possible weight gain here.
And this site reports that: "In previous clinical studies, gaining weight occurred in up to 5 percent of people taking this medicine (although the exact percentage was not reported)."
I would discuss your options with your doctor. Thank you for your question.
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