do ssris cause weight gain

[josh231]

i seen somone post somthing like this on a different forum  i was jw also do you think ill gain weight since i stoped takin pain killers its not i a big deal but id just like to know thanks

[Jacqui805]

They CAN cause you to gain weight, but some of them actually cause the opposite..often on most of them, in the beginning, people lose weight since they tend to cause loss of appetite.  

[GoingToMakeIt]

I wish I could blame my weight on Zoloft. Jacqui, will you allow that of me? :)

[worried878]

Some people eat because they are depressed...some people lose their apetite when they are depressed...that type may gain weight with the AD as they are no longer depressed and their apetite returns

[Jacqui805]

You have the allowance, and I'll go on the record by saying you look fine to me.

[GoingToMakeIt]

I hide it well, eh?

[Jacqui805]

You ain't gotta hide nothin'.  

[GoingToMakeIt]

Actually there have been quite a few mentioning gaining weight after quitting opiates.

[confused456]

I eat like a pig!

[confused456]

Seldom ate while on them though.

[catmagnet]

I just started an ssri yesterday, I hope I don't get even fatter....

[bubbaganoosh]

I heard that too with anti depressents maybe its a slowing of the system that does it another thought