Effexor Weight Gain
“I have been taking Effexor for several years and I feel it saved my life. However,
I also feel my life is being shortened by the weight gain I’ve had during the
Effexor treatment. I have tried all types of diets and continually exercise but no
help.
The weight gain was quick at first and finally settled down to gaining 5 pounds a
month. I was what you call obese. Anyone meeting me now would likely think I
could lose a few pounds but if they knew me before they would be giving me a fist
bump.
I know some of my weight gain was from just giving up and nothing really
mattered because there was nothing I could do to lose the weight. When Jim put
me on the JNK 5 and Optimum Solace I was excited and apprehensive. I did not
want another failure.
I was one of his first cases using the JNK 5. Jim told me he blended the new
formula to make a couple of the supplements at a higher strength and a few lower
to give a better balance. That’s my science knowledge and I’ll leave it at that.
Sometime during the third week of taking the supplements I experienced a
difference. I weigh myself every morning like clockwork and it was during the
third week I lost 1 pound one day, another pound the next day and another pound
the third day. No weight loss on the fourth day but the fifth day another pound lost.
I felt hope for the first time in years.
At this point Jim had me choose a weight loss program. “Just pick any of the
weight loss programs that have food you can purchase from them or the grocery” is
what Jim told me.
The saying; “Slow and steady wins the race” certainly was true in my case. The
five pounds of weight gain each week has changed to losing 5 pounds a week. Jim
has asked me how much weight I would like to lose and I remember my first
answer to him. “I’d be happy if the weight gain just stopped.” Sometimes now I
tear up when buy new clothes to fit my body. It makes me thing of shopping in the
maternity section as I was gaining weight. Those were the only clothes I could find
that fit me.
It’s been so many years since I have felt a true accomplishment and I can say, this
is my biggest ever. Covid really opened my eyes to the health hazard of being
obese. Not being able to do anything about it was as horrific.
Here I set now, I feel good physically and mentally. I’m still taking the Effexor and
still taking the JNK 5 and Optimum Solace daily. More pounds to lose, yes. Will I?
YES. Can I? YES. Thank you Jim Harper for helping us all the past 22 years.”
Margie W. Jefferson City, MO.
Weight gain caused by the usage of Effexor was disputed in 2001. Weight loss was
listed as an adverse reaction with Effexor but not weight gain. The Road Back was
receiving 100’s of emails daily from people that suddenly began to gain weight
while taking Effexor. Some were aerobics instructors, athletes of various types and
more.
Common sense told me the Effexor weight gain was not being caused by diet or a
sedimentary lifestyle. These individuals were in exercise mode at least 6 hours
each day and they had not changed their diet. Dieting and exercising simply did not
work.
In 2004, I started the company Advanced DNA Testing and we ran 100’s of DNA
test on individuals that were experiencing a wide variety of symptoms. Weight
gain was one area we investigated but the data was never conclusive. To put this in
simple terms; something was happening to the body that turned on weight gain and
that “thing” was not a poor diet or lack of exercise.
It took another 9 years before I finally found the source of antidepressant induced
weight gain. We have a gene that is called the JNK gene that is the ultimate cause
of antidepressant weight gain. The antidepressant turns this gene on too much and
that starts the cascading weight gain. The JNK has also been called a kinase
enzyme/protein and various other names by researchers to make this a little more
confusing.
This is a rather complex subject and I will do my best to make it easy to
understand. I want my readers to know what happened and is happening within
their body.
For some people; when the antidepressant is first taken the chemicals used making
the antidepressant actually turn the JNK off even more. These are the people that
initially lost weight when starting an antidepressant. However, within a period of
time this changes and the antidepressant begins to activate the JNK gene. This can
be caused by the antidepressant activating proteins that reside upstream of the
JNK. These activated proteins move downstream and activate the JNK. The
activating proteins are not causing the weight gain; this only comes from the JNK
being over expressed due to the proteins or some other source.
The Road Back has been using nutritional supplements to help with antidepressant
side effects for the last 12 years and that science is close to the science of weight
loss due to antidepressants but it is only close.
The JNK has 3 routes within the body. They are JNK1, JNK2 and JNK3. Each
route goes to unique parts of the body. JNK1 and JNK2 being over expressed leads
to obesity and insulin resistance. JNK3 protects our body from excessive obesity.
In developing an approach to help reverse antidepressant weight gain a natural
substance needed to be formulated to reduce the over expression of JNK1 and
JNK2 and NOT reducing the activity of JNK3.
This weight loss method is quite different from all other weight loss approaches.
Frankly, most other weight loss approaches that are diet based will work for you
BUT only after you have chilled out the JNK gene and the upstream proteins that
continually keep the JNK overly expressed.
A frequently asked question - How long does it take to begin losing weight? I
wish I could give you an exact answer to that question. There are things you can do
with your diet to help speed this up but still know way to tell. It may be in 1 week
and in some cases it has taken several months.
The other frequently asked question – Do I need to stop taking my antidepressant?
NO.
One more frequently asked question – Do I need to continue taking the
supplements you recommend once I lose the desired weight? That’s a yes and no
answer. For some people the JNK begins being overly activated again if you stop
using the supplements and the weight gain begins to return. For others it does not
and the weight remains off.
I have traced the weight gain to a few areas. The person switched antidepressant,
changed their dosage of the antidepressant or discontinued the antidepressant. Any
of these changes can start the weight gain.
Here are some things you can do that will help start bringing the JNK back to
normal activity again. Stop or greatly reduce eating any food containing
preservatives. The preservatives activate the JNK. Avoid frozen fish. The type of
fish that has been boxed and sold in the freezer section of the grocery. A
preservative is used in this fish that activates the JNK more than most other
chemicals.
This is a weight loss process and is not an instant weight loss program due to
starvation. Don’t do that type of diet. Let’s make this a healthy diet. With that; start
looking at the sodium amount used in all diet foods you may purchase. Limit your
daily sodium to no more than 2,500 mg a day. Even lower sodium if you can. Your
blood pressure will also thank you!
Not a bad idea to buy a blood pressure cup and monitor your blood pressure while
you use this method. Chart your blood pressure and watch it fall into the desired
range as your proceed.
If you are taking medication for diabetes PLEASE check with your physician
before starting this method. With insulin returning to normal the medication will
likely need to be reduced as well.
What you need to do – Take the JNK 5 and Optimum Solace daily. Get some
exercise daily. Start watching your calories but don’t go overboard on that. Wait
until you have had some gains and then it becomes easier to reduce calories.
As Margie above stated, Slow and steady wins this race. Stop for a second and
close your eyes and imagine you having slow and steady weight loss. The slow and
steady weight loss will also help the weight loss stay off. This is a journey for you
and it’s ideal if you treat it like a journey. You can make it to the end. This is not
about the vain idea of losing weight and looking like a supermodel. It is for your
health so we can have you around for a very very long time.
Effexor Weight Gain
“I have been taking Effexor for
several years and I feel it saved my
life. However, I also feel my life is
being shortened by the weight gain
I’ve had during the Effexor treatment.
I have tried all types of diets and
continually exercise but no help.
The weight gain was quick at first and
finally settled down to gaining 5
pounds a month. I was what you call
obese. Anyone meeting me now
would likely think I could lose a few
pounds but if they knew me before
they would be giving me a fist bump.
I know some of my weight gain was
from just giving up and nothing really
mattered because there was nothing I
could do to lose the weight. When Jim
put me on the JNK 5 and Optimum
Solace I was excited and
apprehensive. I did not want another
failure.
I was one of his first cases using the
JNK 5. Jim told me he blended the
new formula to make a couple of the
supplements at a higher strength and a
few lower to give a better balance.
That’s my science knowledge and I’ll
leave it at that.
Sometime during the third week of
taking the supplements I experienced
a difference. I weigh myself every
morning like clockwork and it was
during the third week I lost 1 pound
one day, another pound the next day
and another pound the third day. No
weight loss on the fourth day but the
fifth day another pound lost. I felt
hope for the first time in years.
At this point Jim had me choose a
weight loss program. “Just pick any of
the weight loss programs that have
food you can purchase from them or
the grocery” is what Jim told me.
The saying; “Slow and steady wins
the race” certainly was true in my
case. The five pounds of weight gain
each week has changed to losing 5
pounds a week. Jim has asked me
how much weight I would like to lose
and I remember my first answer to
him. “I’d be happy if the weight gain
just stopped.” Sometimes now I tear
up when buy new clothes to fit my
body. It makes me thing of shopping
in the maternity section as I was
gaining weight. Those were the only
clothes I could find that fit me.
It’s been so many years since I have
felt a true accomplishment and I can
say, this is my biggest ever. Covid
really opened my eyes to the health
hazard of being obese. Not being able
to do anything about it was as
horrific.
Here I set now, I feel good physically
and mentally. I’m still taking the
Effexor and still taking the JNK 5 and
Optimum Solace daily. More pounds
to lose, yes. Will I? YES. Can I?
YES. Thank you Jim Harper for
helping us all the past 22 years.”
Margie W. Jefferson City, MO.
Weight gain caused by the usage of
Effexor was disputed in 2001. Weight
loss was listed as an adverse reaction
with Effexor but not weight gain. The
Road Back was receiving 100’s of
emails daily from people that
suddenly began to gain weight while
taking Effexor. Some were aerobics
instructors, athletes of various types
and more.
Common sense told me the Effexor
weight gain was not being caused by
diet or a sedimentary lifestyle. These
individuals were in exercise mode at
least 6 hours each day and they had
not changed their diet. Dieting and
exercising simply did not work.
In 2004, I started the company
Advanced DNA Testing and we ran
100’s of DNA test on individuals that
were experiencing a wide variety of
symptoms. Weight gain was one area
we investigated but the data was
never conclusive. To put this in
simple terms; something was
happening to the body that turned on
weight gain and that “thing” was not a
poor diet or lack of exercise.
It took another 9 years before I finally
found the source of antidepressant
induced weight gain. We have a gene
that is called the JNK gene that is the
ultimate cause of antidepressant
weight gain. The antidepressant turns
this gene on too much and that starts
the cascading weight gain. The JNK
has also been called a kinase
enzyme/protein and various other
names by researchers to make this a
little more confusing.
This is a rather complex subject and I
will do my best to make it easy to
understand. I want my readers to
know what happened and is
happening within their body.
For some people; when the
antidepressant is first taken the
chemicals used making the
antidepressant actually turn the JNK
off even more. These are the people
that initially lost weight when starting
an antidepressant. However, within a
period of time this changes and the
antidepressant begins to activate the
JNK gene. This can be caused by the
antidepressant activating proteins that
reside upstream of the JNK. These
activated proteins move downstream
and activate the JNK. The activating
proteins are not causing the weight
gain; this only comes from the JNK
being over expressed due to the
proteins or some other source.
The Road Back has been using
nutritional supplements to help with
antidepressant side effects for the last
12 years and that science is close to
the science of weight loss due to
antidepressants but it is only close.
The JNK has 3 routes within the
body. They are JNK1, JNK2 and
JNK3. Each route goes to unique parts
of the body. JNK1 and JNK2 being
over expressed leads to obesity and
insulin resistance. JNK3 protects our
body from excessive obesity.
In developing an approach to help
reverse antidepressant weight gain a
natural substance needed to be
formulated to reduce the over
expression of JNK1 and JNK2 and
NOT reducing the activity of JNK3.
This weight loss method is quite
different from all other weight loss
approaches. Frankly, most other
weight loss approaches that are diet
based will work for you BUT only
after you have chilled out the JNK
gene and the upstream proteins that
continually keep the JNK overly
expressed.
A frequently asked question - How
long does it take to begin losing
weight? I wish I could give you an
exact answer to that question. There
are things you can do with your diet
to help speed this up but still know
way to tell. It may be in 1 week and in
some cases it has taken several
months.
The other frequently asked question –
Do I need to stop taking my
antidepressant? NO.
One more frequently asked question –
Do I need to continue taking the
supplements you recommend once I
lose the desired weight? That’s a yes
and no answer. For some people the
JNK begins being overly activated
again if you stop using the
supplements and the weight gain
begins to return. For others it does not
and the weight remains off.
I have traced the weight gain to a few
areas. The person switched
antidepressant, changed their dosage
of the antidepressant or discontinued
the antidepressant. Any of these
changes can start the weight gain.
Here are some things you can do that
will help start bringing the JNK back
to normal activity again. Stop or
greatly reduce eating any food
containing preservatives. The
preservatives activate the JNK. Avoid
frozen fish. The type of fish that has
been boxed and sold in the freezer
section of the grocery. A preservative
is used in this fish that activates the
JNK more than most other chemicals.
This is a weight loss process and is
not an instant weight loss program
due to starvation. Don’t do that type
of diet. Let’s make this a healthy diet.
With that; start looking at the sodium
amount used in all diet foods you may
purchase. Limit your daily sodium to
no more than 2,500 mg a day. Even
lower sodium if you can. Your blood
pressure will also thank you!
Not a bad idea to buy a blood pressure
cup and monitor your blood pressure
while you use this method. Chart your
blood pressure and watch it fall into
the desired range as your proceed.
If you are taking medication for
diabetes PLEASE check with your
physician before starting this method.
With insulin returning to normal the
medication will likely need to be
reduced as well.
What you need to do – Take the JNK
5 and Optimum Solace daily. Get
some exercise daily. Start watching
your calories but don’t go overboard
on that. Wait until you have had some
gains and then it becomes easier to
reduce calories.
As Margie above stated, Slow and
steady wins this race. Stop for a
second and close your eyes and
imagine you having slow and steady
weight loss. The slow and steady
weight loss will also help the weight
loss stay off. This is a journey for you
and it’s ideal if you treat it like a
journey. You can make it to the end.
This is not about the vain idea of
losing weight and looking like a
supermodel. It is for your health so
we can have you around for a very
very long time.