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Watch Out! These Drugs Can Make Your Body Fat

Some people may feel that their weight does not go down even though they have done diet and exercise. This could be caused by consumption of certain drugs. Some types of drugs can make the body fat.

In addition to body fat drugs that are intended to stimulate appetite and make the body's metabolic system slower in burning calories, there are also drugs that aim to treat other diseases but have similar effects. These drugs, if taken regularly on a long-term basis, can facilitate weight gain.
Various Drugs That Can Increase Body Weight

To prevent excessive weight gain due to the influence of drugs, it is better to look at some types of drugs that can trigger the following weight gain:

    1. Medications to prevent migraines and seizures
    Medications to treat seizures and headaches due to migraines can affect appetite hormones and hunger. As a result, the body's metabolism slows, hunger increases, and the body stores more fluids. Migraine and seizure drugs that have the potential to increase body weight are valproic acid, amitriptyline and nortriptyline.

    2. Antidepressant medication
    Depression can be one of the causes of weight gain. Some drugs to treat depression can also make the body fatter. Basically, this antidepressant drug plays a role in increasing chemicals that cause a sense of comfort in the brain. Some types of depression medications are citalopram, sertraline, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, mirtazapine, and paroxetine.

    In the long run, these drugs can also widen the waist circumference, make it difficult to satiate and make it difficult for the body to process calories, so he accumulates more fat.

    3. Mood stabilizer medication
    Drugs that have direct effects on the brain are generally consumed by people with mental health problems, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. On the other hand, this drug affects appetite, while increasing body metabolism and weight. Some of the classes of mood stabilizers referred to include clozapine, olanzapine, lithium, quetiapine, and risperidone.

    4. Medication for diabetes
    Diabetes medications generally play a role in controlling blood sugar levels in the body by making the body release more insulin or make the body more sensitive to insulin. The body's adaptation to this drug can increase body weight, especially during the initial usage period. These drugs can be included in the class of insulin, glimepiride, glyburide, glipizide, repaglinide, nateglinide and pioglitazone.

    5. Corticosteroids
    Corticosteroids, which are usually given in the form of injections, topical creams, pills or sprays, play a role in reducing inflammation and pain in the body. But in long-term use, drugs of this type can cause fat buildup, especially around the abdomen. Several classes of corticosteroid drugs that can be body fat drugs include methylprednisolone, prednisolone, and prednisone.

    6. Beta blockers heart medications
    Beta blockers work by reducing blood pressure and heart rate. The main purpose of this drug is to relieve pressure on the heart. On the other hand, this process slows down the body's work in burning calories and makes people who consume it have no energy to exercise. This condition triggers weight gain. Propranolol, acebutolol, atenolol, and metoprolol are beta blockers.

    7. Medications for allergies
    Over-the-counter hypo-allergenic drugs aim to inhibit the action of histamine which triggers allergies. However, drugs that treat allergies can also gain weight. Cetirizine, fexofenadine, diphenhydramine, and loratadine are several classes of anti-allergenic drugs that have the potential to cause the body to become fatter.
The reaction of each drug can be different for each person. Some people can take the same medicine, but don't gain weight. Although certain drugs have the potential to make the body fat, you should not immediately stop taking the drug suddenly, without the doctor's knowledge.

You should weigh your weight first to find weight gain, then consult a doctor. If it is not possible to change medication, you may need to maintain a diet and exercise regularly to regain your weight.
 

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