Effexor and fattening

[michkash]

Hi

I am tritted with Effexor for a year and a half now.
first half year I took 150mg., and now a year of 75 mg.
feels good and balanced.
BUT
for the last year I have gained over 20% of my body weight  !! we are talking 14 kg...
no changes in eating habbits or excercise habbits...
it seems its started when I swiched from 150 mg to 75 mg...
another strange symptom I have threw this past year - I feel hot preaty much all the time, including winter times when everyone feels cold... and I never had this in my entire life...
hormonal blood tests are OK
is this a known symptom of the effexor ? becouse in the doctors brochure for this it says something about weight loose, not gain !!

thanks

[MZLAUREL]

PS
I forgot to say that I dropped 50 pounds when I went off the antidepressants.
I currently maintain a good weight with daily 1 mile walks, and I eat whatever I want.

[MZLAUREL]

Welcome to the world of POP A PILL TO FEEL BETTER.
I was diagnosed with the wrong problem. I spent years of my life, on and off meds like this, and including this med.
At one point I weighed 185 lbs from taking ZYPREXA and Effexor.
I eventually got sick of taking meds, feeling physically like crap, and not feeling any better emotionally. The weight became a serious health issue for me.
I finally weaned myself off the meds. It was a horror show having to go through withdrawal from Effexor for two months. The world was constantly going "Flikity Flick". Very difficult to work at my medical job feeling like that.
I am currently properly diagnosed.
I moved to OR, where I am enrolled in the Med Marijuana program, for muscle spasms. The MM helps with my PTSD as well. I literally take no other medicine, other than the occasional over the counter pain med, like tylenol, or naprosyn.
I am in EMDR and DNMS therapy which have been VERY helpful in reducing my anxiety and panic triggers. I can feel what is happening to me now, which is helpful in feeling when I am triggered, and overreact. I am in much better control of my world.
I had issues of suicidal thoughts with antidepressants.