In addition some antidepressants can interfere with the body weight. While some people gain weight after starting an antidepressant the antidepressant isnt always a direct cause.
Escitalopram Lexapro and weight gain this SSRI antidepressant is considered less likely to cause weight gain with only 1 of patients reporting weight.
Antidepressant with least weight gain. Weight gain during antidepressant treatment can be either a sign of improvement in patients who have weight loss as a symptom of depression or a residual symptom in patients who overeat when depressed. Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors SNRIs which include venlafaxine Effexor XR desvenlafaxine Pristiq and duloxetine Cymbalta. Zoloft Zoloft or sertraline HCl is approved for the treatment of depression anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Also known as cyclic antidepressants TCAs are some of the earliest forms of. Antidepressants are used to treat depression and pain. Research shows weight gain is mostly linked only to these three antidepressants.
Tricyclic antidepressants TCAs Weight gain is be a potential side effect of some types of antidepressants. A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor SSRI Elavil amitriptyline. Vilazodone is less likely to cause weight gain than many other antidepressants such as SSRIs and TCAs.
Escitalopram Lexapro Cipralex an SSRI duloxetine Cymbalta a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor SNRI may cause modest weight gain with long-term. Amitriptyline group showed statistically significant 7 weight gain in. Few best antidepressants for pain and weight loss are bupropion SSRIs SNRIs Effexor Celexa Zoloft Prozac.
Tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline and tetracyclic antidepressants such as mirtazapine are linked to the most weight gain. Mirtazapine Remeron which is an atypical antidepressant medication that doesnt fit neatly into another antidepressant category. Many factors can contribute to weight gain during antidepressant therapy.
Tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline nortriptyline Pamelor and clomipramine Anafranil. Taking Paxil class of antidepressants belonging to the SSRI group carries the highest risk of gaining weight while taking Zoloft another SSRI has the lowest risk of gaining weight. While Prozac does not appear to help people lose weight it can serve as an effective antidepressant for those who can not afford to risk additional weight gain from other antidepressants.
Other antidepressants like fluoxetine Prozac Sarafem and bupropion Wellbutrin Aplenzin Forfivo Zyban are likely to have no effect on weight or might even cause some weight loss. Nefaxodone has less likelihood of causing weight gain than other antidpressants in both short-term or long-term use according to Dr. A large proportion of patients treated with paroxetine mirtazapine and other antidepressants such as venlafaxine EFFEXOR EFFEXOR XR gain a significant amount of weight.
Most of these patients find it difficult to lose the weight gained as a result of treatment even after discontinuing use of the particular antidepressant. Some people who take vilazodone have sexual problems such as low sex drive or erectile. Bupropion Wellbutrin Forfivo and Aplenzin an atypical antidepressant.
SSRI refers to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Most patients have no side effects from nefazodone. Duloxetine Cymbalta and weight gain low risk for weight gain.
Nefazodone is an antidepressant that helps to balance the chemicals in the brain to elevate the patients mood. According to current scientific research the antidepressants that are least likely to cause weight gain are venlafaxine Effexor bupropion Wellbutrin and nefazodone. Desvenlafaxine Pristiq and weight gain this antidepressant is considered very low risk for weight gain.
Weight gain is unacceptable in patients and a major reason for noncompliance with antidepressant. The review also drew attention to the heterogeneity among different antidepressant drugs with bupropion and fluoxetine being associated with lower weight gain than mirtazapine and nortriptyline14 Most studies have reported on weight change in depressed patients treated in clinical settings but few population based studies have investigated the potential population impact of. Approximately 2 of patients experienced weight loss in studies.
There was a statistically significant mean weight gain of 363 kg in amitriptyline group while in fluoxetine and escitalopram group there was a statistically significant mean weight loss of 043 kg and 092 kg respectively. However nefazodone is rarely used because it can cause severe liver problems Can Antidepressants Cause Weight Loss. These antidepressants include.