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Antidepressants and the scale — logging through a chemical headwind

Antidepressants and the scale — logging through a chemical headwind

Some antidepressants add a small hunger push, so the scale moves slower while your maths still works. Log honestly, keep talking to your psychiatrist, and never stop the pills for weight.

18 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You started a new antidepressant. A few weeks later, the scale jumps up. You feel hungrier at night. The biscuits tin calls your name. Your first thought may be: "the pills did this, weight loss is hopeless now." Slow down. This is a real headwind, yes. But it is a small one. The maths still works. Your job is to log honestly, and your psychiatrist's job is to own the medicine. Let us look at the real numbers.

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