apparently citalopram doesn't make you gain weight but since i started in December i've went from 8 and a half to 10 stone it's really gained my appetite as i'm always hungry has this happened with anyone else?
Hiya
I've actually lost weight since starting Cit but a few years ago I was on Seroxat and put on 3 stone! It did increase my appetite but mainly I think because I was happier I was able to eat more. When I'm anxious or depressed I eat less hence I lose. I've been much more careful this time around as I really struggled to lose the weight and don't want to put it back on.
I did many years ago. Went from 8st to 12st.
I actually didn't care about the weight gain. It was more important for me to be mentally well.
I managed to lose the majority of it when I came off the meds and was well for 12 years up until this episode now. I've lost all the weight and more with anxiety. I'm on mirtazapine and it's meant to increase appetite but it hasn't yet 
yeah i feel that way too its just my partner has started commenting on my weight which has made me feel really self concious and wanting to lose the weight.
Yes I notice it does give me an it of a belly, which is very frustrating as I spend 5 days a week lifting in the gym. But I'll take it temporarily while I can get better over the next few months, and just watch what I eat
Hi there, yes, I to have put on about 18 ibs since starting the medication in April. i was originally taking prozac on and off for about ten years. Although prozac was prescribed to me for depression, i found that when i had breaks from it I noticed that I began to fall back into bulimia. Obviously over the years it became apparent that prozac was extremelly effective for this condition so I carried on taking it mainly for this reason. Over the last couple of years i have developed depression combined with anxiety. This was the reason my GP prescibed citalopram for its effectiveness for anxiety, which, he explained prozac can make worse. The weight gain has caused me so much distress that i decided to stop taking citalopram and ask to be put back onto prozac. The weight gain began almost as soon as i began them and at a very fast rate. Personally for myself and my history with eating disorders I wasn't for me although I can definitely say that it did help with anxiety.