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Can Depression Cause Weight Gain
Health Encyclopedia: Weight Gain Unintentional
Unintentional weight gain is an increase in body weight that occurs when a person takes in more calories than the body needs or uses, causing increased fat storage.
Considerations
Almost 40% of all Americans are
Weight gain can also be a significant symptom of several
Expert & Community Posts
"Will my Antidepressants Make me Gain Weight?" (Part One)
By Merely Me , Health Expert...likewise when I am feeling better and coming out of a depression, I eat more. When I feel... Read more »
Abdominal Bloating After Ulcerative Colitis Remission
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...late, I have been experiencing abdominal bloating, weight gain and some difficulty moving my... Read more »
No Pain, Weight Gain: Does Taking Certain Medications Mean Adding Pounds?
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...the drugs I have discussed have caused intolerable weight gain. And suddenly a patient is... Read more »
"Which antidepressants are least likely to cause me to gain weight?" (Part Two)
By Merely Me , Health ExpertIn part one of this series on weight gain and antidepressants we talked about which medications are... Read more »
Tinkering with Antidepressant Treatment
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...augment the Wellbutrin I'm taking for my unipolar depression. It has been successful in that... Read more »
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