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Have Gained Weight. Have Been Taking Treatment For Depression. Have Stopped The Medication Recently. Will There Be Any Problem?

hai doctor , fromone year past am taking treatment for mild depression, doctor told me that its because of some age problem, so am taking for one year. recently 4 months back he changed the tablem and loweres the concentration of dosage also. after taking that am becoming bit fat, and my weight is increased............................ so i stopped the tablets..................... so i do't no is it happen any problems for me?
Mon, 17 Jun 2013
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Hello,
Anti depressants taken for long time do result in putting weight in the person but ideally these drugs should not be stopped abruptly and that too without taling to your doctor.The biggest danger of quitting anti depressants abruptly is rebound of your depression.
If you feel that your symptoms of depression are getting aggravated,it would be best to talk to your doctor for re issuing a prescription rather than starting medicines of your own.
As far as weight is concerned you must take care of your calorie intake and do regular aerobic exercises for at least 45 mi utes a day.
Regular exercises will help you in your depression also.
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Have Gained Weight. Have Been Taking Treatment For Depression. Have Stopped The Medication Recently. Will There Be Any Problem?

Hello, Anti depressants taken for long time do result in putting weight in the person but ideally these drugs should not be stopped abruptly and that too without taling to your doctor.The biggest danger of quitting anti depressants abruptly is rebound of your depression. If you feel that your symptoms of depression are getting aggravated,it would be best to talk to your doctor for re issuing a prescription rather than starting medicines of your own. As far as weight is concerned you must take care of your calorie intake and do regular aerobic exercises for at least 45 mi utes a day. Regular exercises will help you in your depression also. Thanks