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Zyprexa - will the weight come off after quitting it?


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Ive gained 25 pounds on this drug when I'm off it totally will my weight come off and how soon? I take celexa as well.

I asked this before but really need people to give me the honest truth from their experiences. I wont be on another anti-psychotic after Z. Just the celexa for depression/social anxiety.

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I put on much the same amount of weight gain, bout 15-20kg over the space of the few months I was on Zyprexa. And once I went off it, about half the weight came off...then I lost some more and was roughly around my pre-Zyprexa weight prob about 6-8 months after being off it. I wasn't very actively trying to lose weight mind you, so it could come off sooner if you were sensibly dieting and exercising with the goal of losing weight.

I just found with Zyprexa, I just NEVER felt full, I could sit there and eat three bowls of cereal in a row and still feel hungry

Of course I then went and put the weight back on with a combination of other medications and just other emotional/mental issues...so now have to start again.

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The weight for me has stayed on, but I went on another Antipsychotic after zyprexa. There was about a year where I was non-compliant with my meds and about half of the weight from zyprexa came off, but it came back on with another antipsychotic.

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