Is Weight Gain Normal For Someone Taking These Meds?

[Tei-Saji]

Sertraline - 150 mg (once in the morning)
Clonozepam - 0.5 mg (3x a day)
Saphris - 10 mg (at bedtime)

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Saphris yes. I gained a lot of weight on Saphris. Atypical Antipsychotics have weight gain on them as a common side effect. It's a big draw back of them as a drug class.

 

[Justmehere]

A pharmacist is the best person to answer this question. I would suggest calling yours and asking them for the most official answer. On online drug websites, weight gain is listed as a common side effect of Saphris and a less common, but possible, side effect of the other two medications.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

I think there is only one weight neutral atypical antipsychotic? Maybe I'm wrong as I haven't kept up with the newer ones released in the last couple of years. Most cause weight gain, some cause a LOT of weight gain.

 

[Deleted member 28403]

What about alpha and beta blockers, how do they affect that stuff, or do they simply not have effect on that due to them just blocking out a certain part of brain.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

@otakujome Alpha blockers and beta blockers don't block out a part of the brain. They are heart medications that have secondary uses in anxiety disorders. I know that Atenolol (beta blocker) can cause weight gain as it did for me.

 

[Deleted member 28403]

Well, I guess I will have to find beta blockers which don't affect weight.

 

[Ice_Fire]

I'm on sertraline and I gained weight. I was on 150mg and now I'm down to taking just 50mg and guess what? I've lost weight! So I think the two are linked yes. I'm slowly coming off the meds altogether so hopefully I'll be back to the size I was before the meds eventually.