My doctor prescribed bacon and it is making me thicker.
Are Prescription Pills Making You Gain Weight?
Chris D
2012/07/31 20:00:00
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Do you think that prescription drugs may be a factor in weight gain?
FOXNEWS.COM reports:
FOXNEWS.COM reports:
These days, it seems almost any problem can be solved with a pill. High blood pressure? Take beta blockers. Asthma? Try steroids. Feeling sick? Start a round of antibiotics. But some doctors argue that all these pills could be actually be working against you – and leading to weight gain.
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More alarming then weight gain is, every day 290 people are killed by FDA-approved prescription drugs, and that's the conservative number published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. You are 6200% more likely to be killed by your doctor than by a shooter.
Diabetes medicines, including insulin.
Steroids and hormones, for arthritis and similar conditions, such as prednisone.
Some over-the-counter allergy medicines like Benadryl (also used as sleep aids for obese patients).
Some heart and blood pressure medicines, such as both beta-blockers and alpha-blockers.
Many drugs for depression and mental illnesses, like Elavil, Luvox, Eskalith and Zyprexa.
Anticonvulsants for epilepsy or other neurologic conditions.
My doctor predicted the weight gain befor I went on the medication.
I believe it is possible though. In the U.K. they have even linked some obesity to certain past viral infections were the virus still lingers in the body and cause metabolic problems. I think there are many factors we don't know yet that go beyond simple caloric intake.
Pills have indeed secondary effects, some also on the weight. That depends on the composition of the active ingredients. And the patients often react differently.
Some patients might gain weight, while others lose weight or show different symptoms.