I think I'm in "starvation mode" after being on SSRI's. Thinking of trying the "Fast Metabolism Diet"?

First time here so please let me know if I'm not doing it right!

I'm 23F and was on prozac for about 6 months and then Escitalopram for about a year/year and a half. I know there are different opinions on why SSRI's cause weight gain, but here's what seemed to happen to me...I was about 119 pounds (I'm 5'6) and had very little body fat pre SSRI- Needed to eat every 4 hours or so, fast digestion, etc.

After taking lexapro for 8 or 9 months, I noticed I was looking a little "flabby"...My exercise habits didn't change, and I wasn't eating any differently than I normally did. I was off and on lexapro until I quit completely in August. I have been off since and was weighed at the doctors at 127 lbs, I started eating less and less starting a few months ago, an average day close to 1100-1200 calories a day. I don't full until about an hour after I eat, if at all, and I can't really tell when I'm hungry....like I don't feel full but I don't feel hungry. And while I weigh now at about 124 lbs, I look like I have so much more fat on my body and no muscle. my whole body jiggles even though I can see my ribs, and my figure is gone.

Thats where I'm at now, and I feel stuck. Not eating very much (and not starving myself because I don't feel hungry), but seem to be accumulating more and more fat, particularly on my thighs. Honestly I really do not care about the number on the scale but my self confidence in my body is gone. I feel like my metabolism REALLY IS messed up. I feel like my BMR is impossibly low now.

I can't seem to find anything about anyone being able to get their metabolism back after it changing from something like a medication, except one person recommending the "Fast Metabolism Diet." I keep seeing things about how it's not sustainable for normal weight loss but can it bring a metabolism back to it's previous state and help rebuild muscle which would speed up metabolism? I'm getting desperate as exercise/weight lifting isn't noticably helping, and I'm almost certain I could not eat for days and my body would just pack on more flab.

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