Gabapentin Weight Gain
No Pain, Weight Gain: Does Taking Certain Medications Mean Adding Pounds?
I have written here about many different classes of drugs used for pain management.
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Often, I have had readers respond that some of the drugs I have discussed have caused intolerable weight gain. And suddenly a patient is dealing with the specter of being obese, and all the potential health problems which follow from being obese. These health problems include high blood pressure, diabetes, degenerative joint disease, heart disease, cancer, high cholesterol and a sedentary lifestyle.
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