Depression.....?

[claire g]

I am seeing the therapist at the moment for bulimia, and he had mentioned putting me on prozac, but i am worried it will make me put on more weight.....how do i feel better, wothout putting on weight, and are anti depressiants the best way to go?

[Misty dear]

believe it or not some thing like bulimia is usually brought on by underlying things and prozac will help you with those things and when those things start to feel a little better your other problem will be better able to be managed

[rebecca j]

prozac is quite a mild anti depressant, it can cause a small amount of weight gain or it can cause u to lose it....bulimia cant be ' cured' with meds. talking goes along way in dealing with it. and also anti depressants dont work by themselves, they only work if u really want to get urself thru this.

[andrea g]

That's probably the only way you'll survive sometimes doctor knows best and i know how you feel

[BioHazerd X]

Well i am bipolar and i take prozac and it has helped me alot but ive had anger problems since i was in 2nd grade but yea prozac will help andyou shouldnt gain weight because weight gain isnt a side effect, good luck

[wild_eep]

Prozac was (is) good for me. It didn't make me put on weight. It stopped me moping around and got me swimming, so although I'm no lighter, I'm slightly more pleasingly shaped.Therapy is good, and therapy with pills is better. There is a right pill and a right dose for everyone. It takes a very long time to figure out what that is, and over time the right dose can change.For the first two weeks on Prozac, I felt like I had morning sickness. Not fun, and the depression wasn't lifting. I stuck with it and the sickness went away, as did (very slowly) the worst of the depression. Over the following three or so years doc and me ramped up the dose, then took it back down again, and now I'm on a trickle feed (half the smallest tab per day).The downsides? While the dose is still fairly high, your emotions are kinda not accessible to you. This is annoying. You'll end up taking the dose down once the utter blackness has cleared, just so you can get your emotions back.The other downside? I wasn't exactly Mr Horny during the high dose periods. That was VERY annoying. But the black pit that is depression is too high a price for a few hardons.Different people respond in different ways. Your experience may be very different. So far I've found that everything that Prozac does to you can be reversed by, er, not taking it any more.So yeah, Prozac is fine. Go ahead.

[silberstein_9]

The most important thing is your mental health. Getting more weight is not. Please thrust on your doctor! After you have won your depression, you can find all kinds of programs to keep your weight in tolerated limits.

[stephen261254]

If I were your therapist I would prescribe you a menu why are you so concerned about putting on weight sounds like you need to put on some weight to get back that look of beauty you once had Anti-Depressants is not the road to go down Good Luck to you and get back to your old self

[im an er]

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[Cherlindra]

Prozac affects people differently. For me, it suppresses my appetite and increases my energy level. However, I'm also clinical depressed and that is what the drug was designed to treat. You mentioned you have bulimia. That is a far more serious problem than putting on weight. I know that you feel the only way you can control your weight is to binge and purge, but that is not the way to deal wilth a weight issue effectively. The only way you will never gain weight is to burn as many calories as you take in. It also means that you have to be dedicated and exercise every day and if you don't want to exercise than you have to watch the amount of calories you take in. If you truly love yourself you will do both. If you seriously want to get better you will do both. It's not easy and requires committment and perserverence on your part. You'll probably hate it at first. But, the more you stick with it you will start to see amazing results. I lost a dress in a month and the only thing I've changed is the amount of exercise I'm getting and the amount of calories I'm consuming. I don't deprive myself of anything. If I want a candy bar, I have a fun size candy bar and then I take the stairs rather than the elevator. It's really up to you how you deal with this disease. You can be a fighter or a quitter. Exercise is the best way to deal with depression. You don't have to think about it you just do it. Exercise also releases endorphins which makes you feel better. You can take anti-depressants to feel better in the short term, but don't rely on them for too long. Therapy along with the drugs is the only way you will ever be better and not have to rely on drugs for the rest of your life.

[Vincent J]

Hi Claire,Bottom line is: There's no easy answer. Can I recommend a free counseling service to you? go to peaceplusprogramdotcomTake care,Vince