Effexor is an anti-depressant medication used for treating anxiety, depression and other related disorders. Effexor does cause some side effects, which may not be favorable in some ways for the person using it. However, most people who use Effexor have common side effects and you are not alone.
Weight gain is one of the most common side effects. It may not be a very severe form of weight gain. How much weight you gain overall depends on the term of usage. There are some anti-depressants which cause weight gain as a side effect and some the opposite. If you are already on the heavier side and would not want any more weight gain, then you could talk to your physician and ask for a medication that causes weight loss instead.
Many people actually start taking the drug first and then experience weight gain. They realize it much later that the drug has been causing the gain in weight. Instead, if they are aware, they could have avoided the weight gain by planning it with the physician. Not every one gains weight also and it is not guaranteed that you will gain weight with Effexor.
Once you start tapering off the medicine, the effects of weight gain will also reverse gradually. However, this mainly depends on your personal lifestyle. Effexor interferes with the body’s metabolism rate and reduces it leading to weight gain. However, you can combat this gain by increasing your metabolism through exercise. However, do not stop taking Effexor suddenly as this may have severe side effects.
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