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Patients Taking Psychiatric Meds Often Gain Weight. Scientists May Now Know Why


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The research was done using a couple of antipsychotic drugs, and I don't know whether this would be generalizable to other antidepressants. But for what it's worth:

 

https://www.drugs.com/news/patients-psychiatric-meds-often-gain-weight-scientists-may-now-know-why-116994.html

Amitriptyline: prescribed 10 mg/day in mid-August 2022

  • Began fairly quick taper 18 October 2022 to 3 mg by 9 November (no withdrawal symptoms)
  • Reinstated at 10 mg on 9 November leading to some serious sleep disturbance
  • from 15 March 2023, continued slow taper (Brassmonkey slide, 2.5% week + 2 week hold every 4 weeks) to 0.7 mg as of June 2024.

Other medications: albuterol inhaler as needed, acetaminophen as needed

Supplements: daily multivitamin, magnesium glycinate 400 mg/day PRN, probiotics

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