Medications that cause weight gain
Lara Briden's Podcast - A podcast by Lara Briden
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Why do antihistamines cause weight gain? And how does hormonal birth control affect metabolism?In this episode, Lara looks at:how common medications affect metabolismwhy birth control that is *androgenic* is more likely to cause weight gain, andwhether natural progesterone is more likely to cause weight gain or weight loss.Links:The histaminergic system as a target for the prevention of obesity and metabolic syndromeHigh H1-affinity antidepressants and risk of metabolic syndrome in bipolar di...