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Paroxetine induced weight gain
How to reduce paroxetine induced weight gain i gain almost 12 kg due to paroxetine for 6 month what should I do now unable to lose weight.
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If Paroxetine is working for your psychiatric symptoms significantly, then it is advisable to continue.
For weight gain, lifestyle modifications like small meal size, increased proportion of fibres, protein in the diet, minimal sugar consumption, avoiding junk foods will help a lot. And of course, regular exercising. If doing all this is still not solving the issue, can go for cross switching the drug with something else.
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Follow the lifestyle modifications mindfully
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Do not stop the medication by yourself
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Regular exercise , lifestyle modification, portion control has to be adopted. Despite these efforts, if weight gain persists, we can consider switching antidepressants or reducing the dose of paroxetine that you are on.
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Weight gain due to paroxetine occurs in significant minority. The info about dosage and indication of usage helps to give u a correct and appropriate advise based on risk benefit analysis.
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regular physical activity and diet modifications might help
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Hi.. you can try exercising, mindful eating etc. switching to weight neutral antibiotics can be considered. Consult online for treatment
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Dr. Arpita Sharma
Psychiatrist
4 yrs exp
Bangalore
1-Decreasing the dose based on symptoms
2- Adding other weight control measures are other way to go.
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Dr. Sunil Nagar
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17 yrs exp
Rewa
Regular physical activity
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Dr. Niharika Singh
Psychiatrist
5 yrs exp
Delhi
Are you still taking paroxetine?
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