Antidepressant medications are used to treat a variety of conditions, including depression and other mental/mood disorders. These medications can help prevent suicidal thoughts/attempts and provide other important benefits. However, studies have shown that a small number of people (especially people younger than 25) who take antidepressants for any condition may experience worsening depression, other mental/mood symptoms, or...
Read moreI have written here about many different classes of drugs used for pain management. Often, I have had readers respond that some of... Read more »
In part one of this series on weight gain and antidepressants we talked about which medications are most likely to make you gain weight. ... Read more »
Recently, a blog reader raised some concern about whether a medication he was taking for a psychiatric disorder had caused him to gain... Read more »
Antidepressants are a common treatment for helping to reduce symptoms of anxiety. For many, these medications allow them to better function... Read more »
Almost everyone who takes antidepressants gains at least 15 pounds. Add mood stabilizers to the mix of medications and weight can shoot up... Read more »
Weight gain is a common side effect of such mood-stabilizing drugs as Zyprexa, Risperdal, and Zyprexa. But a new study has found that adding the... Read more »
A particularly frustrating problem for many fibromyalgia patients is the tendency to gain weight. We eat less but notice little, if any,... Read more »
A study of more than 400 Alzheimer's patients found that newer antipsychotic drugs caused weight gain and lowered good cholesterol in patients. The... Read more »
The new diabetes drug Galvus appears to lower blood sugar as well as Avandia, and it does this without the side effect of weight gain. Researchers... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
While many people gain weight during and after treatment for breast cancer, others lose weight. After surgery, many people find that they lose a... Read more »