Medications That Cause Weight Gain
In this transcript from NBC's "The Today Show," weight-management expert Madelyn Fernstrom discusses the ways that antidepressants and other medications can cause people to gain weight. Fernstrom gives a list of medications that can cause weight gain, but cautions patients from being too hasty in blaming the drugs, since lifestyle factors are often behind those extra pounds.
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