Acomplia And Depression
People who take the weight-loss medication Acomplia may boost their risk for severe depression and anxiety, Danish researchers report. Patients in a recent study were given either Acomplia or a placebo. Though patients given Acomplia did lose weight, they were also 2.5 times more likely to stop taking the med because of depression and three times more likely to stop the drug because of anxiety than those taking the placebo.
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