Weight gain with Zoloft?

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-19-1998
Weight gain with Zoloft?
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Thu, 03-15-2007 - 8:42pm

I know it's been a while since I've been on. While things have mostly been pretty good, I am frustrated at work because a lot of the time I'm bored.

But my question is in the last 4 months or so I've gained about 10 pounds! I'm at my highest weight ever. While I attribute some of it to the fact that I'm no longer walking about 2 miles a day when I was taking public transportation, I'm wondering if some of it is from the Zoloft. Looking on Medlineplus it says a side effect can be "weight change" meaning it could be either way. I'm consistently taking a bit higher dosage than before 150 mg.

Thanks

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-11-2004
Thu, 03-15-2007 - 9:01pm

Hi! It's good to see you again & know that things are going better. I have had weight issues without being on meds & I have never taken zoloft, so I have no first-hand info. When I was on luvox I did gain more than I wanted, but atrributed that to my depression & inactivity. I know this is discussed frequently on the antidepressant medications board. http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/listsf.asp?webtag=iv-bhpaxil&nav=start


Also, this is an excellent article right here on iVillage: http://diet.ivillage.com/issues/0,,7lskq86h,00.html