Paxil can make you gain weight

[lilbit]

About 15 years ago my son was diaognosed ADHD. His doctor also prescribed me Paxil. I went up to 170lbs on this drug. Since I have switched to Zoloft I lost 37 lbs.

[Sweetvtmom]

I gained 30 pounds on paxil. I came off it real quick. That is the problem with prescription drugs---the side effects.

[lilbit]

When I first started on Paxil years ago I went down to 115. Then my weight shot up to 170. I take Zoloft now. But the script I take for my ADD is straterra and that seems to keep my weight at 133. It also make me have a dry mouth so I laways have a bottle of water with me where ever I go. My pain meds do the same thing. But I have to have them.

[DocMon]

That is true. Paxil has been known to impede some enzymes in your liver and that affects your metabolism. It slows it down.

[DocMon]

Other side effects of Paxil are here:
who?

[friedchicken]

I think the enzymes in question is leptin and insulin. But most probably the lessened leptin in your body as a cause of taking Paxil is what causes the weight gain. For one leptin is a chemical messenger that tells your brain about fats in your body, as well as reproductive instincts.

[AmitaLaSalle]

Thankfully, there are things you can do to stop the weight gain. I've found that vitamin E is good in controlling the weight gain.

[zen]

My doctor also suggested Vit. E with omega 3 capsules. He said that these are the raw materials of leptin

[DocMon]

You have to understand that some people actually lose weight with paxil. Maybe the leptin production is in overdrive. It could be the same mechanism involved with weight gain.

[singular]

Different people react differently to various drugs. Paxil is not exception.