If you start gaining weight after starting a med, tell your doctor. Many medications absolutely can have the side effect of weight gain that isn't appetite related and it's water weight. It's important to report to your doctor if that happens because filling up with water ain't good, but people just think, well this drug made me gain weight and it's a normal side effect and I'm just getting fat. Just wanted to set the record straight. Seemingly innocuous medical misinformation can kill someone.

Most medications don't cause weight gain intrinsically--they affect your appetite and that can make you eat a lot more. As long as you still stick with your current eating plan and exercise, the meds won't do anything drastic.

I noticed that especially older men treated me WAY better when I lost weight. They would chat with me and hold the door for me, smile at me, etc. It's true and also very, very sad that you get treated much better as a thin person than a heavier one. Only if you're a woman though. Doesn't matter if you're a guy.

OP here. I did like the feel of the weighted blanket, too soon to say if it will help my sleeping. I'll give it about a week.

I've always had sleeping issues, since childhood. It just runs in my family, no underlying medical or mental conditions (that I know of anyway). Tonight at Target the weighted blankets were on sale, so I bit the bullet and got one. I've been wanting one for awhile, but was always too cheap to buy one. After only sleeping from 1-4 last night, I said f it! I need to try something new. So tonight I will see if all the hype is worth it.

So, we all realize, right, that exercise is mainly for health stuff but how much you eat is what affects your weight? The general rule is that weight is 20% about exercise and 80% what you put in your mouth. And I've heard nutritionists even go so far as to say 10/90 ratio. Fasting is helpful for me to eat less b/c I can't eat just one snack. Once I start, I pack on calories all day long. So if its ALL snacks banned, its easier for me.

I've taken Celexa for PMDD and depression. No weight gain. It has helped me a lot! Prozac was good too, but stopped working for me. No weight gain either. My son has been taking Ashaghanda (sp) for his anxiety and depression. They also have CBD oil for depression. Ask your doctor if this is something you can take ladies and look on the internet for more natural meds. Good luck!

I've been on sertraline for ten years and never gained weight. Everyone is different, of course, but it's been fine for me. I'm sure if I stopped exercising things would change pretty quick, though.

I lost a lot of weight and gained a lot of confidence and started standing up for myself. My disrespectful boss did not like me standing up for myself when he insulted me or took something out on me and I ended up losing my job, but I did find a better one.

My gyn just put me on a low dose (25 mg) of Setraline for some slight anxiety/sadness due to my mother's death and my marriage falling apart. This sounds so vain, but I'm worried about taking it because I don't want to gain weight. I eat healthy and exercise but it took me over a year to lose 30 lbs and I'm very short so even a few pounds of weight gain shows.