Can depression make you feel uglier & fatter?!

Can depression make you feel uglier & fatter?

I was depressed a few months ago, i mean really depressed and i thought i was the ugliest, fattest thing on earth...now ive been on prozac for a few months and feel great and feel like i look great too...i feel pretty & thin now...and i havent changed anything physically.........so was it the depression making me feel gross?

2 weeks ago
Well yea, i know depression makes you depressed (obviously) but im asking it it can make your self image different (bad)

honey, we are in the same boat!!!!!!!

I am a bi´polar, naturally depressed person who is actually overweight (im 5'7'' and currently weigh 170 pounds). I have been trying to lose down to 130 pounds. I am in the gym and trying to eat right.

My husband found out that Prozac is actually an appetite surpressant also, so I started to take it. Almost immediately I noticed that my mood was much more positive and I was a lot more happy and a lot less worried. I dont find myself disgusting anymore because I can actually notice that my efforts in the gym are paying off even though the scale doesn't reflect it so much (im building muscle). BUT, because of the medication, my mind doesn't automatically see the worst and I can think logically.

I still see myself as overweight but I dont find myself disgusting anymore. Yes, depression is caused by a hormone imbalance in the brain, and it tends to make you see the world in a distorted way, including how you see yourself. You think you are pathetic and horrible and you cry about everything. So yes, it was the fault of your depressed state. However you see yourself now that your brain is functioning properly is most likely correct :)