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Medicines/Drugs Causing Weight Gain/Increased weight

Written by: Gunborg Palme, certified psychologist and certified psychotherapist, teacher and tutor in psychotherapy.
First version: 22 Jul 2008. Latest version: 13 Aug 2008.

Abstract:

Medicines such as Lithium, Chlorpromazine, Cortisone, etc. can cause weight gain.

Question:

Which drugs/medicines can cause increased weight? How to gain weight?

Answer:

Examples of drugs which may cause overweight in some people (not a complete list):

In general, not all people using these drugs gain weight. The same drug may cause weight gain for some people and weight loss for other people. Do not stop using a medication without consultation with your physician. Almost always, there are alternative medicines which are just as good and do not cause weight gain. For example, Prozac/Fonex/Fluoxetine is an anti-depressive medicine which more often cuses weight loss than weight gain.

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