conv: Ever since I started taking medication for anxiety and depression_comma_ I've been gaining weight. I've been a skinny boy all my life_comma_ and I still am but this extra chub has me feeling down.  Ever since I started taking medication for anxiety and depression_comma_ I've been gaining weight.  I have heard that is a common side effect but you might want to talk to your doctor about it I have_comma_ she said I'm okay because I still have a healthy weight. I've been a skinny boy all my life_comma_ and I still am but this extra chub has me feeling down. Well you could always work out and turn it into muscle