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Hi! I’m a 24 year old female who suffers with anxiety. I was on Zoloft for 3 years but the medication made me gain weight 😖 it also stopped working for my massive anxiety attacks. My doctor recommended that I start Prozac to help with my anxiety because it’s more weight neutral. I’ve been off of Zoloft since October 3rd of 2025 and in February tried to start buspar, I gave that two months and had to come off of it as it was making my anxiety worse.

I’m hoping I can get words of encouragement and hear some positive stories of how this medication helped your anxiety. Also if you have noticed any weight gain on the medication?

Thank you 💜

Hi Ladies! Very curious to hear your experience on Prozac. I’m thinking of taking the medication for my anxiety and hoping I can get some help. Some questions I have if you don’t mind answering.

⭐️What dose are you on? And how long have you been on it?

⭐️ Any drastic weight gain? (This is my biggest fear as I gained 15lbs in 7 months on Zoloft)

⭐️Have any of you been on other SSRI’s and gained weight on them but found that Prozac was more weight neutral?

⭐️Any drastic changes in libido?

⭐️Have you seen major improvements in your nervous system? Has anxiety improved?

Hi, I’m hoping I can get a little help and guidance on if Effexor is good for anxiety? I was on Zoloft an SSRI for 3 years but it stopped working and causes a lot of water retention and weight gain. I’m curious if anyone has taken Effexor for anxiety and if anyone has gained weight on the medication? I’d love to hear peoples experiences on this medication.

Hi! I am curious if anyone who was on any other SSRI such as Lexapro, Paxil, Zoloft, experienced weight gain but then tried Prozac and saw a more weight neutral effect?

I was on Zoloft for nearly 3 years. Had to get off the medication because it stopped working and I started having anxiety/panic attacks again. In that 3 years I gained 30lbs on the medication. It increased my hunger and made me slightly sedative, constantly needed a nap at 3pm.

Since coming off in October of 2025 I have lost 12lbs. Loving the weight loss but anxiety won’t leave me alone 😖

I’ve read that lots of people who start Prozac experience a dramatic hunger increase but some stay neutral.

If Zoloft made my hunger go up (not crazy but did make me crave sugar and carbs) do you think Prozac would do the same? Has anyone experienced a neutral hunger from Prozac who had a hunger increase from Zoloft?

I am thinking of starting Prozac but am terrified of weight gain. Has anyone experienced positive symptoms on 10mg? Has anyone who experienced weight gain on other SSRI’s have more of a weight neutral effect on Prozac? I gained a lot of weight on Zoloft and in scared it will happen again.