Antidepressants ... or anxiety improves.” The best way to manage side effects is to anticipate them, experts say. “Patients who are concerned about weight gain should have an open and honest ...

The greatest risk appeared to be in the second and third years of antidepressant treatment, and remained higher for six years after first taking the drugs. The absolute risk for weight gain with ...

And if you take medication, it may help to lower the dose. Will antidepressants make you gain a lot of weight? On average, patients will gain a little weight — one to three and a half pounds ...