I hate Effexor so much

[aaaaaaaa]

Last September, I went on the anti-depressant Effexor.
Since then, it made me fat!
[Edited]
Some chemical in it makes it so I cant digest fat or get rid of it...?
Im weaning down to come completely off of it with the help of my doctor.
But my confidence is shot down soooo much. I used to be the skinny and now I cant even fit into my [Edited] jeans. shoot me.

Are there any ways that I can lose all this weight and go back to my normal size like ASAP?
Like are there any types of foods or herbs that make your metabolism really fast?
It's completely ridiculous that I shot up [Edited] in not even a year.

HAAAALLLPPP!

[Singing to the starlight]

If its the pills that made you this way, then coming off them should help you lose it again. You will not lose it overnight. It just won't happen, and its not healthy to lose it overnight. But coming off the pills would be the first step, then just eating healthily and watching it fall of.


Figure out what you need to do to come off them.

[hope begins]

I agree with the above; try not to get too stressed and want to lose the weight really quickly. If you come off them and make sure you're eating a healthy balanced diet and exercising then I'm sure you'll end up back at a weight that's healthy for you.

Good luck with it, I'm sorry you're feeling bad about yourself because of this and I hope coming off them does help. It's great that you're doing it sensibly with the help of your doctor. Good luck!

[Ms. Music]

Originally Posted by lihhbee

Last September, I went on the anti-depressant Effexor.
Since then, it made me fat!
[Edited]
Some chemical in it makes it so I cant digest fat or get rid of it...?
Im weaning down to come completely off of it with the help of my doctor.
But my confidence is shot down soooo much. I used to be the skinny and now I cant even fit into my [Edited] jeans. shoot me.

Are there any ways that I can lose all this weight and go back to my normal size like ASAP?
Like are there any types of foods or herbs that make your metabolism really fast?
It's completely ridiculous that I shot up [Edited] in not even a year.

HAAAALLLPPP!

I know that we can't post exact figures on here, but I will tell you I had this exact same problem with the exact same drug. I absolutely hated it. When I went off it I tried every diet product I could too, but I didn't get down to my pre effexor weight until I got a personal trainer, started working out, and saw a nutritionist to help balance what I was eating. The plan that really worked for me was half an hour to an hour on the eliptical plus weights four to five times a week, and a 1200 calorie BALANCED diet. To make sure I was sticking to that I looked up the calorie content of everything I ate and wrote it down in a little notebook for almost a year until it became habit to eat right. I 2 pounds a week, which is the maximum healthy amount, steadily for about 6 months until I dropped down my workouts and bumped up my calories because I wanted to just maintain. If you have any questions at all please don't hesitate to PM me. I know this can be a frustrating process, but losing weight can be fun, and it absolutely possible to get your body back after effexor.