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Medications that cause weight gain

Medications that cause weight gain

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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 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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