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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
"Which antidepressants are least likely to cause me to gain weight?" (Part Two)
By Merely Me , Health Expert...forum participant went as far as to describe this drug as "the skinny, happy, sexy pill." ... Read more »
No Pain, Weight Gain: Does Taking Certain Medications Mean Adding Pounds?
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...have written here about many different classes of drugs used for pain management. Often,... Read more »
"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 »
Weight Gain and Antidepressants
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...medicine that is now being used for treatment-resistant depression. The pamphlet that came with... 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 »
Health Guide
Weight gain: unintentional
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Related News
What can you do about antidepressant side effects?
October 02, 2008From insomnia to weight gain, antidepressant side effects can affect many patients. These side effects can become so distressing that some people... Read summary »
Antipsychotic Drug Causes Weight Gain
February 22, 2007By Lucy Williams, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Some patients undergoing treatment for mental illness gain so... Read summary »
Drug Mimics Low-Calorie Diet
November 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new drug may help prevent weight gain and insulin resistance. French researchers say the experimental drug, SRT1720, can... Read summary »
Drug Could Fight Sleep-Related Obesity
May 21, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Could the way you sleep be linked to how much you weigh? Scientists from Merck Research Laboratories say they believe the... Read summary »
Connecting the Brain and Pain
November 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common brain imaging technology is unlocking the connection between depression and pain. Statistics show more than 75 percent... Read summary »
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