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A member asked:

I am going on zoloft (sertraline) 25mg, i've heard it causes weight gain. how can i avoid this? i am wanting to lose weight

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There should not be: much weight gain on that small a dose. If there is,1200 cal diet daily will help.

Dr Juchau and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/16/2018

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