Does Effexor Make You Gain Weight
"Which antidepressants are least likely to cause me to gain weight?" (Part Two)
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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Health Guide
Bipolar Medications
...appear to be useful as an add-on treatment to lithium. (A newer "designer antidepressant," venlafaxine (Effexor), may also be used in patients with severe cases of depression who do not respond to... Read more »Fibromyalgia Medication
...and weight gain.Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) such as Cymbalta, Effexor and Savella are the newest and perhaps most promising class of antidepressants ... Read more »Depression: elderly
..., usually a loss of appetite change in weight unintentional weight loss (most frequent) weight gain difficulty sleeping daytime sleepiness ... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Medications
...for anxiety, including generalized anxiety disorder. They include nefazodone (Serzone), venlafaxine (Effexor), and mirtazapine (Remeron).Venlafaxine (Effexor) works well for both short- and... Read more »Narcolepsy: Treatment
...Fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), and sertraline (Zoloft)Newer antidepressants: Venlafaxine (Effexor)Tricyclics were the first antidepressants used for cataplexy; they were also one of the... Read more »
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