Re: Antidepressent question for post-ops

[Guest guest]

Yes, weight gain with Effexor is common. Yes you will lost your

excess weight regardless of how you got it.

May people find that as their lives change post op that their

depression goes away. Others are just as depressed as ever. Some

are more depressed. Don't make any assumptions about what will

happen with you.

Be sure and arrange to take your med as last as possible before

surgery and arrange to have it be one of the first things you get to

take post op. Effexor often has a nasty withdrawal syndrome. Don't

go there.

/Seattle

> I am pre-op and have been taking Effexor for about a year now. The

whole

> depression thing kicked in soon after my daughter was born (post-

partum

> depression that never went away.)

>

> Anyways, I gained about 40 lbs. after starting this medication and

my PCP

> says it's due to the meds. If I have the DS, will I lose that

weight even

> though the meds contributed to a lot of weight gain recently??

>

> I have read that people have been able to get off antidepressents

> during/after WLS. Why is this?? Is it simply because they feel

better since

> they have lost weight or is there a physiological thing going on??

>

> I can't imagine being able to get off these things - if miss a

single day, I

> turn into a mad woman!

>

> Kathie

[Guest guest]

A wee bit of advice from a professional here. If it ain't broke,

don't fix it. If your antidepressant works, don't shop for a

different one.

People lose weight post op DS just fine on all the antidepressants--

even those that are known to promote weight gain.

/Seattle

> Kathy,

> I'm not a health care professional, but why not ask your PCP if a

switch to

> Wellbutrin would be as effective as what you're on now. When I