In praise of SSRI's - Derek gains weight which he claims was of benefit to him !

--- In PROZACAWARENESS@y..., "Derek Scott" wrote:
> A lot of people gain weight on SSRI's, me included lol, but in my
case it was of benefit, because the anxiety disorder had meant that I
was using up huge amounts of energy during panic attacks etc.

Once the depression/anxiety has been cured either by the SSRI medication
or in combination with CBT(Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)the weight
will remain because...there is no longer the energy consuming
anxiety/depression that you had before you went on the medication.
The medication treated the depression/anxiety, meaning that you would
increase in body mass as a result, and this would continue even after
stopping the medication.
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> Derek.
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