Do ALL depression meds cause weight gain?

Wow you are a tough person to deal with all that drama on top of youre mental state.Sometimes I am stronger than other times and its so unpredictable when it happens.I think writing is so therapeutic cuz u release the demons and feelings that u cant express in wordzs or maybe dont want to cuz u just want to vent and not have answers.My problem with writing is i only write when im mad so I have tons of journals that make me seem like my whole lifes been so awful.And my husband tries to encourage me to write when im happy too but my thinking on that is to hell with writing when Im in a good mood I want to take that energy and put it towards doing productive things that my depression held me back from.Thank u 4 the encouragement.Its nice to know there are strangers out there who care and take the time to express themselves.People just arent as genuine as they used to be cuz society has everything going so fast u barely get a hello from someone on the street anymore!!So sad.Hope your wknd went well.I had a really up day so i volunteered to help feed over 400 low income families which was a very uplifting experience but today-not so good.I would like my good days to outweigh the bad but as for now I will just make the best out of my good days and stay away from people on my bad so I dont push my bad energy onto them.My dog goes thru my emotions with me and I really resent that cuz I hate 4 her to have to feel any pain or sadness cuz she has never given me any of that!!!Its unfair 2 her and I hope to fix myself fast!!!It breaks my heart cuz shes the sweetest gift on earth.Do u have animals?If not u should really get a dog cuz they are the most loyal creatures god put on this earth!!!!

Well I am only 26 yrs. I have tried many meds for depression. Most of them made me eat, eat, eat...One day I just had to call the doctor and get some help. So she put Me on WellbutrinXL 150mil, and if I need a little help she also gave me Klonopin(anxiety)...With this combo, Thank God I have not gained any weight, or wanted to eat the house.

I started taking Celexa in May of this year. I have been struggling with depression/anger/ anxiety for quite some time. I had many side effects, sleeplessness, a metal taste in my mouth, stomach ache...but they all went away within the first month.

I continued taking the medication and was feeling good. At ease, better than I had in a long time. Well, I weighed myself after about 2 months and I had gained about 10 pounds. My doctor told me the weight gain was unrelated to my meds. I have been working out and eating well now for three months, and no weight is coming off. I called my doctor and told him I was feeling more depressed and upset now that I was gaining weight!! He told me he would give me a different medication, Zoloft.

I have done some onliine research and it turns out, Zoloft has a high occurance in people for weight gain. I am not real happy about the situation. I am sick of feeling heavy, but I feel better on my meds...any body have a good success story??

HEY PEGGY I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I TO AM ON CELXA, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME TO TAKE IT AT NIGHT, AND SURE ENOUGH I'M SLEEPING SO GREAT !! HOPE THIS HELPS.I'VE STOPPED TAKING IT AND I'VE GAINED 30LBS BEING OFF IT, BUT I'M GOING TO START TAKING IT AGAIN,I JUST WOULD GET SO BUSY AND FORGET BY THE END OF THE NIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO GET BACK INTO THE ROUTINE!

It's been almost 18 months since I've been here. I guess I should update you on what I've been up to.
I went off both Celexa and Wellbutrin around the last time I posted (12/08). I couldn't see taking one pill to counteract the side effects of another. I never was a big fan of prescription meds anyway. I always like to explore other options like diet or lifestyle first. I have since lost all the weight I gained while on those meds and feel great. I haven't had any problems with depression other than a few brief moments of the "winter blues". I have learned to not allow myself to dwell on thoughts that make me sad or upset.
I think what I have is a very mild case of depression that is controlled by other means than medication.
Good luck to you all.......

hi there peggylee

Im 29 years old from Malta. From my experience ive been suffering ups and downs with depression for more than a year now and i know how it feels it really sucks so were in the same road!!!

No not all medications gain weight. Im already underweight cause im 182cms tall like 5 foot 8 and i weigh 72 kilos. My weight change sometimes i get 2 kilos more sometimes i lose 4 or 5 kilos . I dont know what causes it , but i think because of my apetite . I have days when im hungry all the time like i eat 4 meals a day (included choclate and snacks) and there are other times where i could not feel like eating.

I hope you will get better . Me unfortunately when im really down . I will feel really down to the drain . I start to think negative, hate life , everything would become dull and foggy cant concentrate. Now im more scary i think im hallucinate . Yesterday i woke up at 4.00 am cause i had to go to the bathroom and there was a pillow in our corridor near the door . In that dark that pillow took form of a white cat and I thought that my mum had left the cat in the corridor at night. I was really scared and took some time to get back to normal.((


I pray for you and everybody and hope u will get better soon

Trust always in yourself and In God

Regards Gil From Malta