Depression:Being over weight

Most of the time people gain weight when taking antidepressants. I take welbutrin. I have not gained any weight though and am now currently losing some. i do think being overweight is depressing. Especially if other people make fun of you or make snide remarks. You feel bad already most likely and the other stuff sure doesn't help.

Well, i would say worriness is biggest depression and being obese or over weight gives more tiresome to health and worrying about this cause more depression.

I’m gaining weight now and I don’t really feel depression though sometimes I can feel the fats in my stomach but it’s no big deal. I’m a slim type person and I wanted to gain more weight, just a little actually. Before, I’ve tried being so thin, under weight of my height, and that’s the time I get stress and depress about what happen to my looks. I also lose my confidence to walk around because I feel that I’m ugly looking anymore because I’m so thin.

Hello Bigfrank i agree with you that being overweight does contribute to depression but that is only part of it in most cases it is found to be passed on through the genes . I have recently been in a clinic to help me cope with my severe depression and i have a few great things that i can now use to help cope .Weight increase is a side effect from the medication i`m on to treat the depression and the increase has been quite substancial this is adding to my depression ,but now i`m really active and trying to stop the increase by exercising more which in turn is a natural treatment for depression as exercise releases endorphins in the brain ( the feel good chemicals) and little by little it is working it is still going to be a battle but this battle will have a good ending

I think that it is easy to be depressed and overweight. However, thin people can be depressed as well. There are some people who are disposed to being depressed and they struggle with it all their lives. This is a chemical issue and not an overweight issue. I have cousins they struggle really bad and their whole family is very thin. On the other hand...congratulations on loosing that much weight. That is something to be proud of.

wow.. 75 lbs.. you should be celebrating.. i wish i could shed off some fat too.. not weight, i want to keep the weight.. i just hate the fat..

there are many reasons for being overweight and that will be one of them.

depression is really the worst disease.. there is no medicine to cure, there is no ending, there is no operation, and only you can heal your own self.. but if we are not healed, we go down deeper, sinking us low.. lower and lower every years of our life.. i am bulimic, when things go wrong... i just eat.. when im disappointed and heart broken i eat.. then i gained weight.. its hard to loose it right away... im still struggling. worst of all... when depression attacks.. i blame myself, and start slashing my hands, i bleed.. chastity, and watch myself, cry and just feel the pain.. scars of slashing never healed even for two years now.. theres nothing in this world that can take this away.. i know, i have to wake up... but its hard.. i can heal myself.. and i will really try.. i know theres more to life... i can do this.. i have to venture more places and enjoy this world has to offer.. we can battle this.. take care..^_^ and good luck..

well its really depressing when you are overweight but after getting better and you are still depressed , there must be something wrong. It could not be on the weight issue, it could be about something else. I am also overweight but i am not depressed because i have a family who loves me for what i am and friends who treasure me though ofcourse i am working on a diet because it will make you feel much better if you are not overweight.

Things that make U go Hmmm... I like the way I look now after losing approximately 50 lbs from a duece, duece & 1/2 to 168... Good weight 4 my height... Portion control & regular exercise... was the key for me... I do feel better, but it's only 1 aspect of UR depression... There is usually an underlying cause... Mine is situational... Basically my life sucks, but it comes from choices I've made in the past catching up w/me, I have no one 2 blame but myself... I'm dealing... Becoming overweight may have a lot 2 do with "hiding" from society & friends cuz U don't feel "worthy" as a person cuz uv UR depression... I know I did... I walk taller now, yet I still don't want to wake up some mornings, It's just easier 2 sleep... Yet it's not... Know what I mean? Helping others in UR situation is a good way to get out of UR situation... I hope this helps... AC

I actually wrote a paper in my English class at one point about the correlation between the two. I think it's the stigma and the "outcast" nature of being overweight that starts it. Clothing doesn't come in your size, characters are never overweight like you, magazines are full of people who look nothing like you, you get teased and downright insulted. In some cases, I actually think it can cause a slight depressive state. I know that mine wouldn't have been so bad if I'd been skinny growing up.