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  • Jul 15, 2007, 04:20 PM
    Isa
    Lexapro weight gain
    Has anyone gained weight while on Lexapro?
  • Jul 15, 2007, 04:26 PM
    J_9
    Actually weight gain is not a side effect of Lexapro. Quite the opposite actually, anorexia (not anorexia nervosa, just lack of appitite) is one of the known side effects.
  • Jul 15, 2007, 05:13 PM
    danielnoahsmommy
    Lexapro does not make you gain weight it can however make it more difficult for you to loose weight
  • Jul 15, 2007, 05:18 PM
    peanut6966
    I will say this Lexapro is the cousin drug of Paxil. My husband was on Paxil for 4 years and gained over 80 pounds from it in 6 months. My husband than switched to Lexapro because of the weight gain but he hasn't been able to lose any weight being on the Lexapro either.
  • Apr 9, 2008, 10:29 AM
    plonak
    I just started on Lexapro about a month ago and worked my way up very slowly to 10 MG..
    At first I didn't have much of an appitite but once I started taking the whole 10mg I noticed this weird hunger that can't be satisfied.. I' would eat a meal and normally would be full and satisfied, but now I eat a meal and still feel the hunger.. It's a really weird feeling.. I hope it goes away!!
  • Apr 10, 2008, 08:21 PM
    elisabethleane
    It took Lexapro for about two months. It worked really well besides the fact that it made me sleep a lot more, but I'm a teenage girl, I love sleep. I didn't like the fact that I gained 6+ pounds. I didn't eat more or anything. Maybe a little superficial, but that's the reason I stopped taking it. I am now back down to 122.

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