Medications responsible for weight gain

Some of the drugs that are used for the treatment of depression, disorders in mood, abductions, migraine pains, High and low Blood pressures and diabetes can result in weight gain, from a little amount to a drastic 5 kilos per month. You might observe considerable weight gain when going through steroids, therapy for hormone replacement, and taking oral contraceptive pills. You will be surprised to know that your medicine shelf might be the only cause for your weight gain, if you are gaining 3 or more Kilograms per month without any major change in your lifestyle.

Every drug that is given to you reacts differently with your body and causes weight gain problem like increment in your appetite, so that you increase your food intake or change in your insulin level that stores fat in your body.  This is observed that a particular drug affects different peoples in different ways and create various side effects.

Considering antidepressants, you might get the feeling of more hunger when you are relieved; it shows that the reaction of drug is not the major issue for gaining weight. Some of the drugs are responsible for the fluid retention in your body that can be reduced by proper dietary associations.

Many of the medical practitioners say that the effect of these drugs for gaining extra weight is very minute. But it can be easily inferred that they changes your body metabolism up to such an extent that you start gaining weight under the prescription of doctor.

In expert’s opinion, the following medications generally cause weight gain:

Steroids and antibiotics

      Anti depressants

      Anti psychotics

   Anti seizure medicines

      High BP medications

      Heart burn and gynaecological medications

If you are in suspicion that some of your medications are contributing to you weight gain then consult to the physician for changes in prescription that will suite you the most. But remember, whatever you do, abide the medications properly because it’s your health first not the minute effects of the medicines.

There are some instances that people after the awareness of the effects of allopathic medicines have adopted traditional medicinal sciences, for long term diseases and currently are relieved and satisfied. Homeopathy and Ayurvedic medicines are considered as safe in this aspect. They only regulate and work upon the specific disease and organ which is infected and does not create any adverse effect like weight gain.