Weight gain

The last couple of months I’ve been making some medication changes under the care of my psychologist. We added Caplyta on June 10. I began tapering off of venlafaxine on July 6, and as of last week I am no longer taking it at all. To help minimize the venlafaxine withdrawal symptoms, I was prescribed citalopram. However, in the last two weeks, I’ve gained 10 lbs. I’ve been on a weight loss journey since January, so this is really concerning. I admit my diet hasn’t been great the last 10 days (emotional eating) but not to the extent I should have put on that much weight, that quickly. I was still losing weight after adding Caplyta, so I suspect citalopram might be the cause.

Has anyone else experienced weight gain with either citalopram or Caplyta? What are you taking for generalized anxiety instead?

Thank you, beautiful people!!