Pristiq and Weight Loss

[obsessed]

So, this is kind of a vain/shallow topic, but Ive been wondering.

I started Pristiq in April, and shortly after, lost about 15lbs. Recently, however, I started gaining wight back, but havent changed my diet at all. Did others lose weight with this AD, and did it actually stay off or gradually come back?

[The Emperor]

I was the same way on both Pristiq and Effexor. I didn't lose quite as much as you did, but I lost weight beginning them. I think that loss of appetite was a starting side effect for me. I found that my appetite came back after a month or so on both drugs. It was clearly an appetite issue with me. I found food revollting and couldn't stand to eat. It was weird. But yeah, the weight came back gradually, and to my dismay.

[shimmeree]

the first time i was on effexor i was working on my feet much of the time. i had no appetite and lost about 20 lbs in 5-6 months. this time being on it, i still haven't got much of an appetite, but i have a boyfriend who's a chef who feeds me well, and a mood stabilizer calming down the speedy feelings of the effexor.

in between times (about a year) i gained back all the weight i'd lost. i've lost about 10 lbs over the last year this time being on effexor.

[obsessed]

you know, i really wanted to believe that once my anxiety was under control, i just went back to being healthy. and in my mind, this included being at a normal weight, or at least the weight i was at when i felt normal. ive read that weight gain, or loss for that matter, can be effected by anxiety… and thought that issue was neutral again. im disappointed to be getting back to the way i was before, i guess. dont get me wrong, at least i dont feel like shit mentally, or physically for that matter, since my symptoms are always somatic. too bad about the weight coming back though.