Question:
Anyone gained weight while on Lexapro?

Please tell me your experiences with Lexapro post-op. Thanks!    — Angie M. (posted on June 29, 2003)

June 29, 2003
I take Lexapro and have found that it acutually helps curb my appetite, not increase it.
   — Susan S.

June 29, 2003
I just recently started taking Lexapro and I have found no side affects. I am 3 1/2 months post op and no adverse affect on my weight loss.
   — Jenny B.

June 29, 2003
Hi, I take Lexapro and I see no difference in my hunger feeling. I rarely feel hungry and my weight is still coming off. Janet 13 months & 101lbs gone for ever and still loosing slowly.
   — Janet S.

June 30, 2003
I have just recently stopped Lexapro. I am only 4 weeks post-op and I started taking it 1 week post-op. It made me very sleepy, so I started taking it at night. It derived from Zoloft, which I hate because it put 40 pounds on me. After taking Lexapro for 3 days my panic attacks stopped, but so did my weight loss at only week 2 post-op. I was very discouraged thinking that it was the Lexapro, but I think it might have been a plateau. After stopping Lexapro the scale started moving again. I weened myself off of it by halfing it for a week, with my doctors approval. He wanted me to try Wellbutrin, but I seem fine for now. I have a friend that takes Lexapro as needed. She maybe only takes it for 2 days out of the month. She says it is an instant "chill pill" for her. I have to agree, it works fast! I loved the way it put an end to my panic attacks, but I think I was just having post-op blues and anxieties. I am now about a month out and I still have mood swings, but I am trying real hard not to get back on an anti-depressant. Before surgery I was on Prozac for 2 years, and it seemed to do ok for me, but I gained only about 10 pounds on it. But lets face it any mind control substance is not good for you, but neither is anxiety or being depressed. I paid a visit to the book store to find books about anxiety and depression to become more informed about the disorder. I am finding that this is helping me. I also stay very busy and when I start worrying I snap myself out it, and that is not easy for someone that has been diagnosed with Obsessive-compulsive thinking. That was two years ago, and you can get well. Good luck and you can email me if you have any other questions. God bless!
   — Patra R.

June 30, 2003
I started on Lexapro before I had surgery and I continue to take it. I do not believe it has slowed down my weight loss at all. Good luck to you. LAP/RNY 2/24/03 down 74 lbs and still losing.
   — Kathie W.