Is a pot belly a side effect of lexapro? Or Clonazepam - generic of klonopin?
Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at
10:30 pm
I started taking lexapro and clonazepam about 2 months ago. I have also been trying to lose weight for the past few months. So far I do keep losing weight (25 pounds so far) but my belly is getting bigger! I am not pregnant or anything. I am losing weight everywhere except my belly, which is getting bigger. Anyone else ever experience this on both or one of these drugs?
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Probably the Clonazepam. I took Lexapro and it had no effect on my weight.
Those pills are awesome.
Yes, slight weight gain can be a side effect of the lexapro and clonazepam makes you drowsy/lethargic and my experience is that I just don’t get the exercise I did before. I dont’ take the lexapro anymore, but clonazepam is my bread and butter, and I don’t have a pot belly but boy are my thighs thick.
Maybe you’re experiencing a water retention problem that may or may not be due to the meds, or may be due to needing some muscle toning exercise like situps or crunches/leglifts (I know, they suck). Ask your doctor if water retention is a side effect, or if something else is going on that could be causing it, or if you have to do some of those awful exercises.