LEXAPRO AND DIET PILLS

HELP
i am on 40mgs. of lexapro per day and i want to take diet pills?
what are the side effects?

Do some internet research about combining Lex with diet pills, or possible interactions. You really must be careful when combining meds, especially anti-depressants.

combining Lexapro with the diet medicine increases to even more anxiety.


I also found taking diet pills, if mixed with Lexapro, could increase seizure chances. Not only that, there's an increase in toxicity, when combining meds, or possibly even Serotonin syndrome

Guest wrote:

HELP i am on 40mgs. of lexapro per day and i want to take diet pills? what are the side effects?

I personally wouldn't suggest this. Some diet pills can actually prevent the antidepressants from performing the way they should. I am personally having a bout of weight gain from Lexapro but I think the best way to handle this is to visit your doctor and tell them your concerns. You may need to step down gradually your dosage of anti-depressant and he may prescribe a diet pill such as phentermine after the Lexapro is cleaned from your body. After attaining a weight considered healthy you may chose to stop the diet pill and start with antidepressants but at lower dosages or a combination such as 5mg of Lexapro in addition to another such as Wellbutran. This may not be for everyone and in fact, dependiong on the severity of your depression, you may be better off staying on Lexapro and putting up with weight gain. Some people who stop anti-depressants end up much worse. Please be under the watch of doctors and also be aware that a doctor's word is not law, it is only an opinion. The most cautious path to follow is usually the best!

Guest wrote:

HELP i am on 40mgs. of lexapro per day and i want to take diet pills? what are the side effects?

I personally wouldn't suggest this. Some diet pills can actually prevent the antidepressants from performing the way they should. I am personally having a bout of weight gain from Lexapro but I think the best way to handle this is to visit your doctor and tell them your concerns. You may need to step down gradually your dosage of anti-depressant and he may prescribe a diet pill such as phentermine after the Lexapro is cleaned from your body. After attaining a weight considered healthy you may chose to stop the diet pill and start with antidepressants but at lower dosages or a combination such as 5mg of Lexapro in addition to another such as Wellbutran. I understand you are on 40mg as of now which is quite a high dosage. The average dosage is about 20mg so this may not be for everyone and in fact, dependiong on the severity of your depression, you may be better off staying on Lexapro and putting up with weight gain. Some people who stop anti-depressants end up much worse. Please be under the watch of doctors and also be aware that a doctor's word is not law, it is only an opinion. The most cautious path to follow is usually the best!

I am in a similar situation and my doctor said that the lexapro did not make you gain weight but I gained 30 lbs in a year and I am currently at my heaviest. The weight has caused me to become more depressed and so he prescribed Wellbutrin now but there has been no change to my weight. I am beside myself, I don't know what to do, does anyone have any advice? I go to therapy as well so I'm already doing that. I even have a notebook of what I eat and I am under 1200 calories per day but no change.