• Medications that cause weight gain

  • Jan 16 2023
  • Length: 12 mins
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Medications that cause weight gain

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  • Summary

  • Why do antihistamines cause weight gain? And how does hormonal birth control affect metabolism?

    In this episode, Lara looks at:

    • how common medications affect metabolism
    • why birth control that is *androgenic* is more likely to cause weight gain, and
    • whether 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 syndrome
    • High H1-affinity antidepressants and risk of metabolic syndrome in bipolar disorder
    • Natural treatment of menstrual migraines
    • Weight change among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception
    • Impact of micronized progesterone on body weight, body mass index, and glucose metabolism: a systematic review
    • Cyclic progesterone therapy for PCOS
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