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What Causes Excess Weight Gain While On Antidepressants?
Question: Hi there,
I am in between doctors right now. I have been battling a 50lbs weight gain since being placed on antidepressants. I have never been this over weight and more depressed about it in my life. I have been on every diet, switched pills increased my exercise nothing has worked. Before I had to leave my doctor I was going to ask about the new FDA approved diabetes medication for weight loss. Can anyone please advise me on this.
Thanks
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I am in between doctors right now. I have been battling a 50lbs weight gain since being placed on antidepressants. I have never been this over weight and more depressed about it in my life. I have been on every diet, switched pills increased my exercise nothing has worked. Before I had to leave my doctor I was going to ask about the new FDA approved diabetes medication for weight loss. Can anyone please advise me on this.
Thanks
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Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.
Drugs are not the key to weight loss. Weight loss is actually very simple and straightforward -- calories in minus calories out. It has everything to do with diet, what you eat. You should eat no more than 1200 calories per day, log your calories with everything you eat, and stick to this regimen for several months, if you truly want to lose weight. No medication is going to help you.
Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
Consultation
Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.
Drugs are not the key to weight loss. Weight loss is actually very simple and straightforward -- calories in minus calories out. It has everything to do with diet, what you eat. You should eat no more than 1200 calories per day, log your calories with everything you eat, and stick to this regimen for several months, if you truly want to lose weight. No medication is going to help you.
Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied.
In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
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