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Weight Gain / Loss

About weight gain or loss as a side-effect of psychotropic medication. Which drugs cause this side-effect and how to cope with the weight changes.

Antidepressants and Weight Gain - Dealing With Weight Gain Caused by …

Members share their tips for dealing with weight gain caused by antidepressants.

Bipolar Weight Loss Program

From your About Guides to Bipolar Disorder. Band together with other community members and support each other in slimming down.

Weight Matters

Diet expert says antidepressant weight gain can be countered through carbohydrate control along with a proper regimen of diet and exercise.

Anorexia Nervosa : Pharmacologic Treatments

This article discusses the antidepressants which may be helpful in treating this condition.

Eating Disorders and Depression

A collection of abstracts from Dr. Ivan Goldberg dealing with this topic. If you are interested in the current literature in this area, this is a good place to start reading.

Low Cholesterol Levels May Be Linked to Depression, Anxiety

This report from research at Duke University.

Taking Prozac to Stay Thin?

Antidepressant edges Out Xenical and Meridia in helping diabetic people shed pounds.

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