Antidepressants are making me fat again

I was on various SSRIs for 8 years with limited effects. I'm now on Wellbutrin and have found it beneficial. I find it increases focus, energy and sex drive.

When you are depressed it may feel impossible to do any of these things. Medication should not be used as a crutch, but should be for giving yourself enough of a lift to start getting your life in order by implementing some of these things.

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You don't have to attend the school, it's a program mostly to continue the students' education, they'll provide counseling to anyone.

Then you sound like someone who is an actual candidate for medication. Look up the California Rocket Fuel combo

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How much cardio are you doing? Running 3x a week has been the best thing I've done for mental health.

Never heard of this before however I've already been on venlafaxine and bupropion (as known as Wellbutrin) for a while. Felt numb for almost a year. In fact that's when I gave up on meds, couldn't help me at all.

Isn't MDMA for antidepressant effect now legal according to the FDA?

Dude that's for PTSD and trauma, also everyone who's taken molly/mdma knows that you feel worst days after a dose. Ketamine infusions would be better

This isn’t tumblr, we don’t care about your mental illness.

Take ownership of your own life and stop complaining.

Running 10km 3x a week and I've been doing Muay Thai for the last 2 months. I certainly agree it has increased some serotonin levels, as I'm on both for more, I'd say, therapeutic purposes. Yet I still cry myself every night.

Have you ever heard about Blue Monday?

> numb

that's anhedonia and is a common side effect of anti depressants. It's all trial and error, you may need to test all medications until you find one that works good for you, but in my experience there's always a trade off with these meds

fuck off m8

Honestly if you're depressed anyway it sounds like you've been through some fucked up shit. In my experience you just have to slowly confront and work through it. Maybe responsibly use some psychedelics. I would consider meds a last resort since they can come with nasty side effects.

I remember my psychologist saying something about anhedonia when I described how I felt. Instead he said that I was kinda good at time so if I felt like quitting on meds (gradually), it'd be cool.

But yea, it was like 3 years ago, maybe I should try another one till I'm good again. I looked up for that trintellix, sounds nice.

I just fired myself from a shitty job, been working out and feeling quite better about my appearence, decided to stop smoking (mainly weed as it fucks my anxiety up), been meditating more and being more present in family daily life, I mean, I'm trying. Thought on starting psychoanalysis treatment but I cant afford it rn.

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CICO

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>tfw schizoaffective disorder
>quit smoking and drinking about 6 months ago
>have lost 25lbs as well and am 20lbs away from being a healthy weight

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>t. Person without chronic mental illness
Babbling about Jesus on any provocation sounds like it to me.

>tfw antidepressants literally dont do anything for me except maybe make me fat
I went through 7 medications from different classes and none of them even helped a little bit.
Feels hopeless man.

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That's what my wife says but she's blatantly different on meds than off. Actually that's what pretty much everyone on antidepressants thinks, and you're no different.

Made her fat, too

>>t. Person without chronic mental illness

This is the nicest thing I've seen this board say about my Christian brothers. That's okay though, Jesus Himself said that we wouldn't be liked by everyone.

I told my psychiatrist i had suicidal thoughts, he said i had to start paying in advance, i told him i wanted another opinion he told me i was ugly

Does effexor (aka venlafaxine) fall into that category?

Dont know about effexor side effects since it didnt do shit in general for me but the withdrawal is hellish and lasted 3 weeks after taking it for only 2 months.
I'd suggest staying the fuck away from it.

Practice semen retention. I know it probably sounds goody but try to get to 30 days before you judge. wet dreams count as a relapse btw

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Goofy* not goody

Effexor fucked my libido up & made me gain few extra pounds REEEEEEEE

Thanks for the suggestion, however I’m a biological girl.

I was prescribed antidepressants last year and right before I was going to start taking them I microdosed on LSD. Shit really changed my perspective of things and made me realize I still have a lot to live for.

>taking jewish drugs

hehe

Try semen collection then. There was some study that suggested something in semen acts as an anti-depressant for women. It's most easily absorbed through the vagina but works on skin too. Women who had unprotected sex were happier than those who had as much sex but with condoms.

Oh sorry dont know anything about female wellness practices :( i wish you the best my friend

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Same here buddy. I have total anorgasmia. I can cum just fine but feel nothing. Tapering off this weird stuff as we speak.

ALSO can someone please fucking explain the weight gain on antidepressants? I swear im not eating more but it made me fat ffs

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That’s fine. I really really do appreciate the help, tho. And wish you the best as well!

Imma skip this, I ain’t got no time for semen demons.

idk if it’s an hormonal thing, like water retention or if comfort food gets even more pleasant...maybe both.

REMINDER THAT DEPRESSION ISN'T REAL
>Active sex life
>Active social life
>Hydrated
>No drugs/stimulants
>Clean diet
>8+ hours sleep a night
>Full time job that has a sense of purpose, not burger flipping
>Regular exercise
>Healthy bodyfat %
>Different hobbies
>Daily sunlight
>Supplement ZMA
>Don't be 18 going through your first breakup
SATISFY THIS CRITERIA AND TELL ME YOU ARE DEPRESSED. Every day I get reminded that I'm just posting with a load of fucking underage faggots romanticising their problems thinking their life is over. Jesus fucking H Christ. Imagine actually taking shortcut symptom attacking drugs to fix your life then whining about it online. The modern male everyone, packing it all in at the first sign of adversity. I bet you all only take these drugs JUST so you fit into the muh doomer life is so bad character.

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Short answer: They mess with insulin, they lower metabolism, cause water retention, you really do tend to eat more on them, etc

Effexor made me numb to emotion. Gained 70+ lbs over 4 years but I was eating like shit too. I eventually quit and moved onto normal exercise + amino acids + supplements like Optimen, NAC, etc. which have done way more than Effexor ever did.

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can someone tell me more about wellbutrin?

It's good an 'energy' anti-depressant, it's been around for over 30 years and it's pretty acclaimed (meaning it beats placebo trials), it's known to actually increase attention/focus, doesn't cause weight gain, helps with sexual side effects. It will increase your heart rate, possibly anxiety as well, and not good for people that are tend to OCD thinking patterns.

It's meh. It's good if you literally can't get out of bed all day

should I take it if I got anxiety sometimes? It makes me kinda aggressive

Depends, because everyone get's anxiety sometimes. If you are constantly getting anxiety, dwelling on every thought in your head (welbutrin did this to me), and you are acting out on your aggression I would say to drop it.

Also I think welbutrin shines well when you pair it with another anti-depressant. The other anti-depressant could help with anxiety/mood. But with all things coming to pysch meds, YMWV

How do you guys deal with anxiety and stress? I wake up every morning feeling very tense, whether it is for going to work, to the gym, or even simple grocery shopping. And then you have these irregular events which paralyse me with anxiety, for example today I have to call a guy at a company to talk about my research and see if he wants to participate. I’ve already wasted an hour just sitting and worrying. I can’t take it anymore. I lift four times a week, do half an hour LISS cardio once a week, go outside everyday, sleep regularly, and eat healthy.

Someone got any experience with piracetam?