(Life Wire) - In addition to poor diet and lack of exercise, another culprit has made a contribution to obesity responsible. Some of the most prescribed drugs in the United States - for common ailments such as diabetes, migraine, high blood pressure, depression and bipolar disorder - have lead to weight gain.
Medications that can contribute to weight gain
Drugs can pound to add your character in several ways:
metabolic changes: Some drugs alter the body's metabolism and burn calories more slowly.
Corticosteroids: Corticosteroids are known to stimulate the appetite and reduces the ability of the body, glucose, can accommodate promote fat deposits in the abdomen.
Beta-blockers: Beta-blockers can cause shortness of breath and fatigue, so it is difficult for patients to enable them to exercise.
Can cause calcium-channel blockers calcium-channel for high blood pressure users to conserve water.
Antipsychotic drugs: drugs for psychiatric disorders and affective disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder to treat associated among those with weight gain. It is so common with medications such as Paxil (paroxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), Clozaril (clozapine), Seroquel (quetiapine), Zyprexa (olanzapine) and Risperdal (risperidone) researchers as "an epidemic within an epidemic."
As a result, the FDA since 2004, certain neuroleptics, a warning to doctors who prescribe these drugs to be added to the manufacturer. The warning indicates that the increased risk of diabetes and hyperglycemia can result from drug use.
The side effects of weight gain
How gain varies from patient to patient or medication. Some patients may take a year or a few pounds; others have achieved a weight reduction of more than 100 kilos in few months. Since many of these drugs are occupied with chronic diseases, their use over several years to a significant weight gain in patients often experience can bring.
In addition to the emotional and social dimensions of weight gain, patients may also experience serious health problems - which are created or exacerbated by the extra weight - diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, metabolic syndrome, high cholesterol.
Perhaps the most serious consequence of weight gain induced by medications that many patients stop taking their medications or even decide to move to a lower dose. Consequently, the potentially serious underlying health conditions can not be treated. Disrespect drug treatment because of weight gain was as a particular problem in patients referred to the antipsychotic and antidepressant medications.
Some providers of health proactively tell patients about the potential for weight gain when prescribing certain medications and counsel patients to moderate their diet and increasing aerobic exercise, any weight gain over.
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All patients, regardless of the condition should talk to their doctor before stopping or changing the dose of the drug.
In many cases, your doctor may prescribe a medication that works just as well without the extra kilos recommended. Or your doctor may decide to prescribe an additional medicine for weight gain, which can find you.
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