Are Prescription Pills Making You Gain Weight?

I have a friend who made her gain weight due to prescription drugs. But they haven't done that to me

Actually lost weight, without even noticing...

I've had medications that haven't helped in the weight department. I was taken off a couple by the GI and I've lost more than I have gained.
Have a nice day !

I was on celexa for 6 months gained 25 Pounds. That stuff made me crave all kinds of stuff all the time. Everything was delicious. And since it was a antidepressant I didn't really care that much about it. When I stopped taking it my appetite went back to normal and I lost it all within a few months again. Definitely not a coincidence. Then ofcourse others make you lose weight.

There is more ground to be gained healthwise by ridding the food industry of HFCS, enriched flour, refined sugar, GM crops and livestock...

Fox news said it. It must be true.

Yeah and pockets thin.

There's side affects for everything any more ;)
For example, if you read Ambien's side affects (yes, side affects), it may cause drowsiness! No WAY!!!

I've lost weight. When I first started taking my birth control 3 years ago I gained some water weight but lost it for good after I took diuretics for a while. Anything else I take has a side effect of weight loss. My doc made sure because I told her if I got fat I just wouldn't take it.

I'm sure there are some that do.

They are government regulated poison that treats symptoms, not the disease, and makes your body Jello!

When I was on prescription meds for 2 years, after an aneurysm, I gained 40lbs no matter how strictly I dieted. I am, thankfully, free of all prescription meds and I've lost the weight and in the best shape of my life. I'll never take another prescription pill again.

Definitely if they contain steroids

Yes, there are many medications that can cause weight gain. for example Depakote which is used for seizures and some forms of depression make people gain a lot weight. Steroids , oh my , you get so hungry. My inhaler raises my bp and will make me gain weight. Yes, I exercise and walk and eat lots of fruits and veggies. When thyroid meds needs adjustment one can gain or lose weight. Really those of us once skinny folks can gain weight from meds or body chemistry, so stop amusing that those of us who are over weight because we are lazy eating bon-bons and chips in front to the reality TV.

gaining weight is mathematic : you eat more than your body uses. Drugs could make you more hungry, but you're the one acting on it

Or your body can be retaining water in which you will gain weight. You can't really control water gain,,, only to take another med.

it's never alot and can be controlled by healthy lifestyle

Spoken by someone who knows absolutely nothing about prescriptions drugs.

yeah I forgot that prescription drugs make calories appear

There are specific drugs that will make you gain weight. It has nothing to do with hunger at all. I gained 30 pound on a specific drug in 5 months and when I stopped taking it without any dieting at all, I lost the exact same amount of weight in 4 months as well.

I am on a very strict diet as I am diabetic and know exactly what my food intake is. It has nothing to do with food at all.

that change your metabolism and hunger mechanism. Not gainging weight. Calories won't appear magically

Sounds like you have no clue about human anatomy and prescription drugs. Like Sh Sprout said, "...your body can be retaining water...".

Read up on prescription steriods, rituximab, anti-seizure medications.

yeah right 30 lbs of water

Frugs change metabolism, it's to us to change our lifestyle according to that

The types of drugs associated with weight gain for some patients include:

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.

that change how you feel hunger and how much calories you use. It doesn't make calories appear magically

So nothing absolutely nothing to do with eating over 3000 calories each day >.>

There are specific drugs that will make you gain weight. It has nothing to do with hunger at all. I gained 30 pound on a specific drug in 5 months and when I stopped taking it without any dieting at all, I lost the exact same amount of weight in 4 months as well.

I am on a very strict diet as I am diabetic and know exactly what my food intake is. It has nothing to do with food at all.

The poll wasn't: "Do some pills make you gain weight" it was "Are prescription pills making you gain...." Which on the whole and for the majority they do not in fact on the whole, they have no impact on weight.

Diabetics have it rough due to the way their bodies deal with sugar and the metabolism levels. Medication on top of that, then skews the issue further by interfering with the Insulin and the rather vulnerable pancreas.

If therefore the medication has a certain effect on your pancreas and your blood sugar, you may find that your metabolism decreases until the drug is removed. To normal people, the drug might not have any weight gain side effect whatsoever. (I say normal, I just mean everyone else who isn't diabetic).

It NEVER said 'all'. You are making a HUGE assumption.

The second issue is that if you ever read a drug formulary, it states very clearly that many drugs do cause weight gain. Some simply by water retention. Drugs such as steroid have a major impact on weight. Some drugs actually change your metabolism.

I had no issues with blood sugar at all as my diabetes is under control and always has been.

a) It doesn't limit to some either.

b) That is very true, however such drugs are not the majority and the side effects are not that common either. (Otherwise they wouldn't be on the market). Cause and "May potentially cause" are two different phrases =P Though you are right, steroids do tend to have an impact on weight, though not necessarily 'gain'.

c) Good for you =P There's a nifty little device out there now that means that you don't have to inject yourself three times a day. Instead you just plug it in and carry on =D

So your knowledge about prescription drugs is limited, right?

No actually, it's quite extensive. (My indepth knowledge regarding each drug is limited, by wide spread general knowledge is actually quite thorough especially the effects of prescription drugs on health)

It's a fact that many do cause weight gain.

LOL ... weight gain is nothing compared to what many of these pills do

Some perscription medications do have a listed side effect of weight gain.

I gained 20 pounds on an anti-depressant and I'm still trying to lose them. 10 down, 10 to go. The first one I tried caused unbelievable hunger, but now it's finally started to abate.

They can but not to me. Everyone's body, metabolism, etc. is different and ranges for different people.

I believe many can do that. There is definitely something to the anti-depressants and women. (strangely, seem to gain weight in face and seemingly specific areas),
however,
I was prescribed 'Tramadol' for chronic pain and lost about 10lb in a month. For whatever reason, one side-effect is appetite suppression.
But I have to think there are a lot of different medications that do a lot of different things. So 'Prescription Pills' itself is kinda like asking 'Is religion..?' or asking 'Do governments do...'.

yes I do but I have too take them.

Things they are putting in our food is making us fat by the second