jessikachu
05-23-2011, 07:02 PM
Here's a quick refresher of my situation:
Took Celexa for GAD for 7 months, gained 40lbs (despite heavy diet and exercise) due to the meds. I'm 23 years old, 5'8" and was 120lbs before meds (I have a small frame so, I was still considered healthy at that weight). Had to stop the Celexa due to the weight gain, even my doc said my frame couldn't handle the weight. She put me on Prozac to try and lose weight and control the anxiety. Prozac did the opposite for the anxiety, and I gained another 5lbs (once again, despite heavy dieting and exercise). I made the very difficult decision to stop the meds all together. Thankfully, anxiety-wise, I'm doing pretty well. Feeling "normal" for 7+ months gave me a lot of perspective.
ANYWAYS, I have been off the meds for almost two months now. I have restricted my diet even more and continued the exercise. One week I lost 5lbs! Then continued to not lose, not lose, then slowly another 3lbs came off. Now... nothing... So, in almost two months I have only lost 8lbs total. According to the doc I should be losing weight more rapidly than this for sure. I had a wonderful metabolism before this, and I'm assuming that by now it should be repairing itself... apparently not. Obviously, I'm not expecting, nor do I really want to go back to 120lbs, but I would at least like to reach 130-135lbs (I'm sitting at 157-158lbs right now so, I have a long way to go). That was a comfortable weight for me.
I feel awful every day, and I'm so tired of tracking calories and worrying about it. I am not on any other meds that would be delaying or preventing my weight loss. ANY SUGGESTIONS???
Took Celexa for GAD for 7 months, gained 40lbs (despite heavy diet and exercise) due to the meds. I'm 23 years old, 5'8" and was 120lbs before meds (I have a small frame so, I was still considered healthy at that weight). Had to stop the Celexa due to the weight gain, even my doc said my frame couldn't handle the weight. She put me on Prozac to try and lose weight and control the anxiety. Prozac did the opposite for the anxiety, and I gained another 5lbs (once again, despite heavy dieting and exercise). I made the very difficult decision to stop the meds all together. Thankfully, anxiety-wise, I'm doing pretty well. Feeling "normal" for 7+ months gave me a lot of perspective.
ANYWAYS, I have been off the meds for almost two months now. I have restricted my diet even more and continued the exercise. One week I lost 5lbs! Then continued to not lose, not lose, then slowly another 3lbs came off. Now... nothing... So, in almost two months I have only lost 8lbs total. According to the doc I should be losing weight more rapidly than this for sure. I had a wonderful metabolism before this, and I'm assuming that by now it should be repairing itself... apparently not. Obviously, I'm not expecting, nor do I really want to go back to 120lbs, but I would at least like to reach 130-135lbs (I'm sitting at 157-158lbs right now so, I have a long way to go). That was a comfortable weight for me.
I feel awful every day, and I'm so tired of tracking calories and worrying about it. I am not on any other meds that would be delaying or preventing my weight loss. ANY SUGGESTIONS???