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weight gain with prozac

by shiloo, Mar 13, 2008 07:27AM
I JUST STARTED PROZAC LAST WEEK AND I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE CAN TELL ME IF THEY HAD SIG. WEIGHT GAIN WITH IT. I WAS ON PAXIL ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO AND GAINED 10LBS IN THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ON AD SINCE, INSTEAD JUST SUFFERED IN SILENCE, STUPID I KNOW. JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE WEIGHT GAIN, THANKS
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by starr28, Mar 13, 2008 06:37PM
To: shiloo
I am on the max dosage of prozac and I have gained around 15 pounds
on it.  My pdoc recently suggested white bean extract to help with
appetite and carbs so I am going to try that.

best wishes,
starr28
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