I need to get on an antidepressant and I was wondering which one has less sexual side effects. I also know some can cause weight gain and some can cause loss of appetite. I would rather take one that causes loss of appetite!!

I have never taken cymbalta so I am not sure how that one works. I do know that cymbalta is only aprroved to take for a short period of time. Since everyone responds to each medication differently I am not sure how you would respond to either of those. Wellbutrin is the only anti-depressant approved for not causing weight gain or having sexual side effects. I took wellbutrin, lexapro, prozac, nortriptylin, effexor and zoloft and all of those made my symptoms worse except for zoloft. I would have stayed on zoloft but it gave me tummy problems so i tried all the others and i was crying all the time or had bad anxiety. I finally just quit taking them. I figured the side effects for me were worse than the benefits. You basically have to do trial and error to see which anti depressant is right for you. Just tell your dr. what side effects you dont want to have and he can prescribe something to best meet your needs. None of them work right away so it might take up to 6-8 weeks to see improvement. Good luck. :)

i found i lost a hell alot of weight on effexor although had bad sickness for two weeks not saying this would happen to you. Also the weight has stay off since as it seemed to decrease my appetite