Hi. I’m 5’0, 20, F. Got horrible anxiety around a year ago which got worse due to quarantine. It developed into agoraphobia. I felt so low so I decided to get help and went on Zoloft. 100 mg worked for me, nothing less. It finally started to work around month 4, since prior I was on 25, to 50, to 75, to 100mg. Around month 5 I started to gain weight, slowly, then all at once. It went from me being 118, to 120, to 121 for a while, then picked up the pace after that. I was 137. Like I said I’m short, so I started to hate my appearance, which wasn’t a problem prior. I’ve always been skinny. Keep in mind during Zoloft I was not eating different. I’ve always ate very little. Nothing in my diet changed. I got off Zoloft for this reason February 3rd, and to this day I’m 127, struggling to get back to 118. My weight didn’t budge until I went on a diuretic pill and even now I’ve been 127 for weeks. I was doing okay until after my period. Ever since my period ended, I’ve been extremely anxious. Not wanting to leave the house. Too scared to leave. Too scared for this and that. I really don’t want to fall back into this spiral. I spent last summer inside and I don’t want to do it again. I wish I could’ve stayed on Zoloft but the weight gain was too much. My anxiety is now creeping back up on me. I’m gonna make a doctors appointment ASAP. HERE’S THE QUESTION: Do I ask about other antidepressants? I know some antidepressants claim to not cause weight gain but there are always people that have gained weight from them. I don’t want to gain another 20 pounds and be at 150. But I can’t live my life inside terrified of panicking/getting sick (bc of a panic attack) in public. Should I ask for Xanax to take whenever I do need to leave? (I don’t often have plans, but the times I do this would be helpful). So. Should I try another antidepressant and take the chance of gaining more weight since my weight from Zoloft hasn’t even gone away fully? Or do I ask for Xanax or another type of medication that will help when I do need to go out to prevent the weight gain from antidepressants? Because like I said I don’t go out too much, so being on an antidepressant and gaining weight just to go out a few times a week doesn’t make much sense but I don’t know. Please help. I don’t want to spiral back into this. Thanks for reading.