EXCLUSIVE Pharmacists reveal 7 surprising medications that make you gain weight READ MORE: These are the three antidepressants most likely to make you fat By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 19:43, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 20:19, 9 July 2024 e-mail 4 View comments The culprit behind your pesky weight gain could be lurking in your medicine cabinet. Prescription medications often come with long lists of side effects, from infections to rashes to suicidal thoughts.
And while it's well known that some, like steroids, can make you pack on the pounds, other commonly prescribed medicines, like some painkillers, may come as a surprise. Pharmacists have revealed to DailyMail.com the commonly taken drugs that you never knew were fattening — including some that could increase your waistline by up to five pounds in a couple of months.
Pharmacists told DailyMail.com which medications could be behind your pesky weight gain Antidepressants Antidepressants have been blamed for a host of side effects, from insomnia to headaches and even killing patients' sex lives . However, some classes of these drugs have also been shown to lead to weight gain.
Dr HaVy Ngo-Hamilton, clinical consultant at BuzzRx and pharmacist at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, told DailyMail.com that these are largely tricyclic antidepressants, an older class of drug than the more common selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Poll Have you suffered side effects from anti-depres.
