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    If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.I was on effexor and while taking it, had no weight gain, and very little if any weight loss.Hi Joscie, Please be really careful with tapering off Effexor. The withdrawal effects can be really ghastly. Apparently it can be helpful to take Fluoxetine to ease the side effects, and then stop the Fluoxetine (which doesn’t have such bad side effects).Although Effexor can cause weight gain, it is less likely to cause weight gain compared to other anti-depressants. Consult your physician if you are experiencing any side effects while on Effexor.Effexor And Weight Gain. The drug was one of the first approved for treating the major depression from 1993.There are other drugs which do tend to influence greater on weightgaining side effects when comparing with Effexor.Share. Pin. Reddit. Stumble. Email. 226 Shares. Effexor (Venlafaxine) is a common antidepressant medication that is classified as an SNRI. It functions by preventing reuptake of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine.However, to answer your question, some of the newer antidepressants including Wellbutrin and effexor seem to cause less weight gain and in someMy PCP looked all the anti-depressants upin his medical books and we felt Celexa had the best testing reports on notinterfearing with weight loss.Weight gain was a common reason people stopped treatment with these types of antidepressants, according to a 1984 study.venlafaxine (Effexor) and venlafaxine ER (Effexor XR), which are both serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs).Premium Questions. Is it safe to switch from Effexor to Lexapro? My doctor wants to change my med fron Effexor to Lexapro .I use Effexor/Lexapro for anxiety. I went off Effexor and was able to maintain … Does Lexapro for depression cause weight gain?Anxiety medication that does not cause weight gain can include Effexor, Paxil and BuSpar.In fact, once you tune your mind to think positively, you won’t require any medications and the question of weight gain would not arise.I guess my question is did the medication make me gain weight or is it because I have no gall bladder?I am also taking effexor for mild depression and anxiety. Dr. Says effexor won’t cause weight gain.A: Unfortunately, your question does not have a simple answer. Effexor (venlafaxine) is approved, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat various medicalAccording to the prescribing information for Effexor, weight gain was reported as a possible side effect of the medication.Does Effexor Cause Weight Gain? Weight gain is a possible side effect of Effexor® (venlafaxine hydrochloride), occurring in at least 1 percent of people who take the medicine (though the exact percentage was not reported).Effexor may cause some weight gain. Part of this is that depression causes you to lose your appetite and when you treat that, you suddenly begin.Would you like to make it the primary and merge this question into it?Doctors’ Answers to “Frequently Asked Questions” – Effexor.[posted 08/10/2000] Question: I have noticed many people complain of weight gain on effexor even though it is not commonly listed as a side effect in pharmaceutical literature.According to Mayo Clinic psychiatrist Daniel K. Hall-Flavin, M.D. some of the drugs that may be least likely to lead to weight gain are Effexor (venlafaxine) and Serzone (nafazodone), while Wellbutrin (bupropion) tends to cause weight loss.

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