Guest guest Posted April 24, 2005 Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 I hate to answer this question because everyone is different so keep that in mind. So here goes. The reason I stopped taking Lexapro (a year this month) is due to weight gain. BUT it might not affect you so try it and see. Layla <LFernandez@...> wrote: Hello everyone... New here. I have a question... I am on weight watchers and have been losing weight sucessfully. Does anyone here know if Lexapro will cause weight gain? I have filled my prescription of Lexapro for the first time. A few years ago i was on Zoloft and i had some weight gain... Thanks in advance, Kitty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2005 Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 I've had no weight gain with Lexapro (in 7 months), but it does make me hungrier sometimes. Regular exercise helps with both anxiety and weight-related side effects from meds, so I recommend it! Leela --- <christinamarie29@...> wrote: > I hate to answer this question because everyone is > different so keep that in mind. > > So here goes. The reason I stopped taking Lexapro (a > year this month) is due to weight gain. > > BUT it might not affect you so try it and see. > > > > Layla <LFernandez@...> wrote: > Hello everyone... > > New here. > I have a question... > I am on weight watchers and have been losing weight > sucessfully. > Does anyone here know if Lexapro will cause weight > gain? > I have filled my prescription of Lexapro for the > first time. > A few years ago i was on Zoloft and i had some > weight gain... > > Thanks in advance, > > Kitty > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 I had no weight gain on lexapro. It has helped me enormously. <christinamarie29@...> wrote: I hate to answer this question because everyone is different so keep that in mind. So here goes. The reason I stopped taking Lexapro (a year this month) is due to weight gain. BUT it might not affect you so try it and see. Layla <LFernandez@...> wrote: Hello everyone... New here. I have a question... I am on weight watchers and have been losing weight sucessfully. Does anyone here know if Lexapro will cause weight gain? I have filled my prescription of Lexapro for the first time. A few years ago i was on Zoloft and i had some weight gain... Thanks in advance, Kitty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Welcome Kitty. I am a lifetime member of WW. I think wight gain is a common side effect of most SSRI's. I don't think they actually make you gain weight, but they might cause hormonal changes that make you hungrier. I saw one other person post that she is hungrier on Lex. I also noticed that I was hungrier when I was on Paxil. For me it was kind of a self-fulfilling prophesy. I knew Paxil was known to cause weight gain, so I didn't fight it and used it as an excuse to indulge. If you are diligent about your journaling you will be fine. > Hello everyone... > > New here. > I have a question... > I am on weight watchers and have been losing weight sucessfully. > Does anyone here know if Lexapro will cause weight gain? > I have filled my prescription of Lexapro for the first time. > A few years ago i was on Zoloft and i had some weight gain... > > Thanks in advance, > > Kitty > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Thank you Pam. Kitty Re: Hello, newbie here Welcome Kitty. I am a lifetime member of WW. I think wight gain is a common side effect of most SSRI's. I don't think they actually make you gain weight, but they might cause hormonal changes that make you hungrier. I saw one other person post that she is hungrier on Lex. I also noticed that I was hungrier when I was on Paxil. For me it was kind of a self-fulfilling prophesy. I knew Paxil was known to cause weight gain, so I didn't fight it and used it as an excuse to indulge. If you are diligent about your journaling you will be fine. > Hello everyone... > > New here. > I have a question... > I am on weight watchers and have been losing weight sucessfully. > Does anyone here know if Lexapro will cause weight gain? > I have filled my prescription of Lexapro for the first time. > A few years ago i was on Zoloft and i had some weight gain... > > Thanks in advance, > > Kitty > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Thank you Kitty Re: Hello, newbie here I had no weight gain on lexapro. It has helped me enormously. <christinamarie29@...> wrote: I hate to answer this question because everyone is different so keep that in mind. So here goes. The reason I stopped taking Lexapro (a year this month) is due to weight gain. BUT it might not affect you so try it and see. Layla <LFernandez@...> wrote: Hello everyone... New here. I have a question... I am on weight watchers and have been losing weight sucessfully. Does anyone here know if Lexapro will cause weight gain? I have filled my prescription of Lexapro for the first time. A few years ago i was on Zoloft and i had some weight gain... Thanks in advance, Kitty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Hey newbie, I'm a newbie too. I agree with the hormonal explanation for weight gain, that SSRIs tend to play with your hormones, which makes you eat more and gain weight (then again, some people don't eat more and they gain weight anyway, since the drugs slow down your metabolism). I've also noticed from my research thus far that more women gain weight than men, or at least make more noise about it. Any thoughts? Tara > > Hello everyone... > > > > New here. > > I have a question... > > I am on weight watchers and have been losing weight sucessfully. > > Does anyone here know if Lexapro will cause weight gain? > > I have filled my prescription of Lexapro for the first time. > > A few years ago i was on Zoloft and i had some weight gain... > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Kitty > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 > Hello everyone... > > New here. > I have a question... > I am on weight watchers and have been losing weight sucessfully. > Does anyone here know if Lexapro will cause weight gain? > I have filled my prescription of Lexapro for the first time. > A few years ago i was on Zoloft and i had some weight gain... > > Thanks in advance, > > Kitty > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hi Everyone. My name is Liz and I just joined the group a few days ago, thought I would introduce myself. I'm a 37yr old dog groomer that has had to take a few months off from work for a second neck surgery. It has been 8wks since surgery, today. My last dr. appt was last wk and I was told that everything appeared to be healing right on track (this time, so far)... The surgery was for a ruptured cervical disc that was causing spinal stenosis w/ myolapathy. This was the 2nd neck surgery for me. The 1st one being 9yrs ago.... which the doctor discovered 'the 1st surgery never healed' when he went in to do the second one, eight weeks ago. So, he actually ended up doing a 'double fusion' He said that the 1st thing he saw was that all of the screws had broken off of the hardware on the 1st fusion. And that the bone was not fused. I was a smoker...but have not picked one back up since this last surgery. They said that the smoking more than likely had something to do with the failure. So its been a TUFF 8wks. I still want one.... Anyway, I'm no stranger to neck OR BACK problems. lol I also have a 'Herrington Rod' in my upper spine that was placed there when I was 12yrs old. I have double curved scoliosis. I have now started having alot of lumbar pain (curved pretty bad, but no rod) but I'm not sure that I'm ready to address that issue with the dr.s yet as I'm sure that there IS something going on there. I can just tell.... Hopefully it will help having others to talk to, and hopefully can help others with my own experiences. So glad I found your group! Thank you for letting me join. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hi Everyone. My name is Liz and I just joined the group a few days ago, thought I would introduce myself. I'm a 37yr old dog groomer that has had to take a few months off from work for a second neck surgery. It has been 8wks since surgery, today. My last dr. appt was last wk and I was told that everything appeared to be healing right on track (this time, so far)... The surgery was for a ruptured cervical disc that was causing spinal stenosis w/ myolapathy. This was the 2nd neck surgery for me. The 1st one being 9yrs ago.... which the doctor discovered 'the 1st surgery never healed' when he went in to do the second one, eight weeks ago. So, he actually ended up doing a 'double fusion' He said that the 1st thing he saw was that all of the screws had broken off of the hardware on the 1st fusion. And that the bone was not fused. I was a smoker...but have not picked one back up since this last surgery. They said that the smoking more than likely had something to do with the failure. So its been a TUFF 8wks. I still want one.... Anyway, I'm no stranger to neck OR BACK problems. lol I also have a 'Herrington Rod' in my upper spine that was placed there when I was 12yrs old. I have double curved scoliosis. I have now started having alot of lumbar pain (curved pretty bad, but no rod) but I'm not sure that I'm ready to address that issue with the dr.s yet as I'm sure that there IS something going on there. I can just tell.... Hopefully it will help having others to talk to, and hopefully can help others with my own experiences. So glad I found your group! Thank you for letting me join. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hi Liz, welcome to the group.I'm cindy. I just happen to be on the computer. A dog groomer? what a cool COOL job!!!! I always wantted to do that. We live in Maine tho and no one would pay for that up here. Sorry you are having all these problems. I have scolosis ad a reverse curve to my neck and i am a big mess also from the misalignment. i do alot of chiropracter, but it's not a cure, just a management thing. Anyway in case no one is around welcome to the group.!!! > > Hi Everyone. > My name is Liz and I just joined the group a few days ago, > thought I would introduce myself. > > I'm a 37yr old dog groomer that has had to take a few months off > from work for a second neck surgery. > It has been 8wks since surgery, today. > My last dr. appt was last wk > and I was told that everything appeared to be healing right on track > (this time, so far)... > > The surgery was for a ruptured cervical disc that was causing spinal > stenosis w/ myolapathy. This was the 2nd neck surgery for me. > The 1st one being 9yrs ago.... > which the doctor discovered 'the 1st surgery never healed' when he > went in to do the second one, eight weeks ago. > So, he actually ended up doing a 'double fusion' > He said that the 1st thing he saw was that all of the screws had > broken off of the hardware on the 1st fusion. And that the bone was > not fused. > I was a smoker...but have not picked one back up since this last > surgery. They said that the smoking more than likely had something to > do with the failure. So its been a TUFF 8wks. I still want one.... > > Anyway, I'm no stranger to neck OR BACK problems. lol > I also have a 'Herrington Rod' in my upper spine that was placed there > when I was 12yrs old. I have double curved scoliosis. > > I have now started having alot of lumbar pain (curved pretty bad, but > no rod) but I'm not sure that I'm ready to address that issue with the > dr.s yet as I'm sure that there IS something going on there. > I can just tell.... > > Hopefully it will help having others to talk to, and hopefully can > help others with my own experiences. So glad I found your group! > Thank you for letting me join. > Liz > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hi Liz, welcome to the group.I'm cindy. I just happen to be on the computer. A dog groomer? what a cool COOL job!!!! I always wantted to do that. We live in Maine tho and no one would pay for that up here. Sorry you are having all these problems. I have scolosis ad a reverse curve to my neck and i am a big mess also from the misalignment. i do alot of chiropracter, but it's not a cure, just a management thing. Anyway in case no one is around welcome to the group.!!! > > Hi Everyone. > My name is Liz and I just joined the group a few days ago, > thought I would introduce myself. > > I'm a 37yr old dog groomer that has had to take a few months off > from work for a second neck surgery. > It has been 8wks since surgery, today. > My last dr. appt was last wk > and I was told that everything appeared to be healing right on track > (this time, so far)... > > The surgery was for a ruptured cervical disc that was causing spinal > stenosis w/ myolapathy. This was the 2nd neck surgery for me. > The 1st one being 9yrs ago.... > which the doctor discovered 'the 1st surgery never healed' when he > went in to do the second one, eight weeks ago. > So, he actually ended up doing a 'double fusion' > He said that the 1st thing he saw was that all of the screws had > broken off of the hardware on the 1st fusion. And that the bone was > not fused. > I was a smoker...but have not picked one back up since this last > surgery. They said that the smoking more than likely had something to > do with the failure. So its been a TUFF 8wks. I still want one.... > > Anyway, I'm no stranger to neck OR BACK problems. lol > I also have a 'Herrington Rod' in my upper spine that was placed there > when I was 12yrs old. I have double curved scoliosis. > > I have now started having alot of lumbar pain (curved pretty bad, but > no rod) but I'm not sure that I'm ready to address that issue with the > dr.s yet as I'm sure that there IS something going on there. > I can just tell.... > > Hopefully it will help having others to talk to, and hopefully can > help others with my own experiences. So glad I found your group! > Thank you for letting me join. > Liz > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Hi Liz, I just joined the group as well, I breed persians and groom them. Do you just do dogs ? I had hurt my back a while ago and then decided it would be smart to shave 6 kitties on one day, which normally I have no problems doing but my back thought otherwise as that was its downfall and after that am now in the pickle I am in now. I am waiting for a discectomy as have a fragmented disc that is compressing my cord. I feel a bit daft as that was what finsihed ot off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Hi Liz, I just joined the group as well, I breed persians and groom them. Do you just do dogs ? I had hurt my back a while ago and then decided it would be smart to shave 6 kitties on one day, which normally I have no problems doing but my back thought otherwise as that was its downfall and after that am now in the pickle I am in now. I am waiting for a discectomy as have a fragmented disc that is compressing my cord. I feel a bit daft as that was what finsihed ot off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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