I am losing weight and I am not in any way trying. Its kind of funny and I am loving it at the moment but I am wondering if anyone else has had this happen with prozac. Weightloss is a side effect. But it says more than 5-10 pounds you need to consult your doctor. I have lost 21 lbs and am still going. I want to keep losing weight, at least 11 more pounds. I am 5'5" and at the moment I weight 164 lbs with only 12%body fat. I know that is very low and all that but I still got about 5 to 10 lbs on my lower stomach that I desperately want to get get rid of so I can have my washboard abs. What I am worried about is once I hit my target goal of 155lbs how do I stop the weightloss because I am seriously not doing anything to lose it at all. Actually I am eating plenty enough to even gain weight and my lifestyle isn't really all that active either. So any suggestions for when I hit my target?

Let me add that I like my medication and I do not want to change it.

Generally, once you are at your proper weight, it's not that easy to lose more unless you start doing massive amounts of exercise and not eating. If you have a lot to lose, it's easier to lose it. I'm betting that as you get closer to a six pack, your weight loss will slow.

But do make sure you are eating well. Don't allow lack of hunger to make you eat non-nutritive crap.

I eat crappy food all the time. Just cause of poor cooking skills though lol. But I eat a healthy amount of the good stuff too. I am just concerned because my body fat percentage is low and I am still losing just as fast. It's a little threatening to me. Told my girlfriend that I may have to switch back to reg pop instead of only drinking diet. Reg pop is what was keeping me at a high weight I think.

Try improving all your food. Cut out all the soda, regular and diet, and drink milk instead, It's great after a workout. Eat fresh whole foods, including lots of veg, and cut out anything with multiple ingredients or chemicals you don't recognise.

Hmmm, OK. But won't that only serve to make me lose more weight?

What is your bodyfat now?

My body fat percentage is under 12. I am in the athletic range but I think its off a little. I think I am more like 13 or 14%. Pretty much anything under 18% is acceptable. 8-13 is athletic and lower is slim. 1-4 is essential body fat.

If you are 13-14%, then you can safely lose a fair bit more before you need to worry. I know plenty of guys who maintain less than 10% year round.

By the way, what are you eating now? And what sort of exercise do you do?

I eat regular foods (nothing particularly healthy) and all I do for exercise is walk about 9,000-13,000 sets a day. I only walk for work. So on days off my steps are much much lower. I guess I am eating less than usual though. Smaller portions.

I wished I had your issue lol. But I think it has to do with your thyroid gland. And you said this started happening when you started take Prozac? I have never heard anything about weight loss for an antidepressant medication. I would have a check up with the doctor and hopefully you don't have cancerous thyroid gland.

Yeah that would suck. However it states on the side effect list that weight loss and loss of hunger are side effects. I'm sure that's what it is. I just don't know if I can stop it when I want to. Guess it all comes down to forcing myself to eat even though I'm not hungy, or drinking regular pop again for the sugar intake or something. I donno, all I know is at the moment I am loving it and in a week or three I am going to be very concerned. My doctor will see me in two weeks so I will be at the weight I want then and tell her then.

It would help if you listed some of what you eat. That's a fair bit of walking. Are you walking more these days?

Not really more. Actually I have been walking less in the past year than before. I eat things like Arbys, McDonald's and those types of things about one or twice a week. Also I eat things like pot roast, soups, burgers, steak, pork steak, rice-o-roni, (rare Snack cakes), just normal foods. I don't eat many salads and I really don't eat healthy. Oh and I drink about 1 20oz regular pop every two days. Other than that I drink all diet pop and I drink only pop. No water no milk no nothing else.

I just recently started taking prozac too, and It has totally suppressed my appetite. How long did it take you to lose the 21 lbs?

Took me two months. Like I said, no exercise. However don't expect it, prozac also can make you gain weight. But suppressed appetite is a good sign. What type of prozac are you using? I am taking fluoxitene

I gained 3 pounds and I feel bad for it. Like I am going to be unattractive to my fiancé. I don't get why I'm reacting this way. I mean its only 3 lbs, what is up with me?

took me two months. like I said, no exercise. however don't expect it, prozac also can make you gain weight. but surpressed appetite is a good sign. What type of prozac are you using? I am taking fluoxitene

I am taking fluoxitene as well. It works wonders. Not just because of the weight loss but because my overall anxiety has dropped a ton. I've only been taking it for a week now.

Don't get too caught up in the first few weeks. It'll be best to watch and wait. It'll take a month before it really starts working right. Watch out for the side effects. They won't last that long. My depression is much much lower and my stress is lower too.

don't get too caught up in the first few weeks. It'll be best to watch and wait. It'll take a month before it really starts working right. Watch out for the side effects. They wont last that long. My depression is much much lower and my stress is lower too.

Yeah it makes me feel like a zombie-but it does seem to help my stress level. As far as depression goes-it just makes me not care.

That'll change. You'll start to see things in a much better view and you'll be generally happier. At first it makes you not care about anything at all but soon you'll start feeling much much more into the things you are doing. Oh and if you hit that little OCD faze that'll pass too.

No experience with prozac... have used anti anxiety meds and antidepressants in the past when I went through an incredibly f*ugly fight with depression. Ill second the "give it time" given to diMO... not uncommon for 4-6 weeks minimum for some meds to take full hold... and stay on schedule. Some will really drop out of your system with a missed day or two.

And I agree about eating quality food... a six pack doesn't reflect what your arteries look like or what your liver is functioning like... of course being not overweight is a great step in the right direction for sound health... but you are still fueling your body with processed junk.

How has your energy been? Sleep?

I'm thinking your body is just really resetting after all the noise its been through... but, like you said, you have a doc's appt soon.

Thanks kp. You're totally right, I am just eating crap and I really should eat healthier. I know that. LoL good is good though you know. I won't be laughing when I'm on dialasis in the ER though I guess. My energy has been fine mostly but last couple of days I have slept a lot. I don't know if it is because I am just getting over a resperatory virus or if its my diet. I love sleep, but 14 hours a day is a little much.
I probably should start trying to live a little healthier

OK for an update. Just as an fyi, I seem to have stabalized at 163 lbs. It's a good weight for me and I think I can start working out again. I know that'll put some weight back on but since my fat level is so low now I say its about time to get buff again. Thanks for everyone's help. :)

To add to prozac, sexual disfunction and/or erectile disfunction... doc says wellbutrin will counter that side effect.

I'm not a doctor or pharmacist. I don't prescribe any meds. I've degrees in the sciences and I love to read about health issues, which means I know enough to think I know what I'm talking about much of the time here... but when in doubt, the pro's get the floor over me.

Follow the docs advice, give it time, and stay on the med schedule... it can take several weeks of using wellbutrin before the effects are fully realized... and even then, it might need to be bumped in dosage.

So... I think its good to understand the chain of events when ED/libido issues are talked about.

First... you need to have the capacity to have a quality erection from an anatomical/physiological perspective. Basically this just means is it possible for your body to have a quality erection... even if it isn't happening at the moment. One way this can be "tested" is to look for the ability to have nocturnal erections... but most of us don't have people monitering whether we get hard-ons in our sleep. But its one indicator... and personally, when I've woken up at night with an erection, its usually as strong, if not stronger, than any experienced when normally awake. No mind clutter in the way. Just my experience. Anyway, nighttime erections are one good indicator that the system is capable of quality erections.

Then you can work out from there. Cialis and viagra actually aren't "hard-on pills"... they're more like "dont get soft" pills... they simply let your body do what it is able to do for longer by blocking chemicals that can cause a loss of erection. So... you still need a "natural" ability to get an erection, you still need sexual stimulation, physical and mental, with these. A person with mental blocks that aren't dealt with might be disappointed in the use of these drugs alone. And these drugs are really geared toward ED and not libido... tho' there is an effect on libido when one trusts you can get and sustain that erection. Its why cialis, with a longer half life, might be preferred... you have a longer window to find the right moment, which decreases stress... so a direct effect on sustaining whatever you can get, and some indirect effect on confidence, which can increase libido

So wellbutrin is a completely different thing here. It actually has no direct effect on the quality of erection in terms of blood flow or inhibition of chemicals that cause you to go soft. If he is giving you this, its to jump your libido, and to hope that is enough to drive the rest of the process. It is a drug that can be used to treat depression... it regulates dopamine reuptake... and dopamine is tied to all kinds of guilty pleasures that are tied to desire. So giving you wellbutrin helps dopamine "hang around" longer when its released and this hopefully will help with any drop in drive.

Wellbutrin is different from other antidepressants because the others usually work on serotonin... so both prozac and wellbutrin may help with depression and stress in different ways.

Just a little fyi... in case he decides to bump the dosage or in case other meds are recommended for ED...

Man kp you are good. I love getting your advice sometimes. Thanks a million, I couldn't have asked anyone else for such an endepth explanation. Again you rock and thanks

I eat crappy food all the time. just cause of poor cooking skills though lol. but I eat a healthy amount of the good stuff too. I am just concerned because my body fat percentage is low and I am still losing just as fast. its a little threatening to me. Told my gf that I may have to switch back to reg pop instead of only drinking diet. reg pop is what was keeping me at a high weight I think.

Stay away from any reg or diet sodas... check "how bad is sugar for you" and that artificial chemicals in diet food is worse unless you like chemicals in your body. You don't need to a great cook to cook healthy just use spices instead of stuff out of jars or boxes where sugar is hidden as maltodrextrin, dextrin, glucose, fructose, corn syrup solids, evaporated cane juice, high fructose,etc. How hard is it to steam fish or bake a chicken add a salad and brown rice or yams... easy!Look for recipes online and learn. Eat more raw nuts and seeds to gain weight if you need to just don't use the sugars out there. Don't forget to buy as much organic as possible so that the convention farmer will stop polluting our soil, water and air.

to add to prozac, sexual disfunction and/or erectile disfunction..... doc says wellbutrin will counter that side effect.

Great... add another drug. Why not eat wholesome food and exercise and decrease stress. Wean yourself off the drugs not add more. Try some natural remedies, accupuncture, homeopathic remedies, yoga... so much out there!