What medication would make a person gain weight and not be able to lose it?
Posted on | December 19, 2009 |
I was wondering If anyone knows what would make me gain the extra 30 pounds in the past year from taking any of these medications Im on? I take Lexapro, Plaquenil, Ativan, Percocet, Morphine Sulfate..
I have tryed taking the diet pill called Adipex and I would lose a quick 10 or 15 pounds and then when I stop taking it I would gain the weight right back.
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December 19th, 2009 @ 9:33 pm
The first thing that came to mind was steroids. Do any of the medications you’re currently on contain steroids, or a cocktail of ingredients vital to making steroids? Many patients who take steroids either as medication for illness or as a growth supplement end up being saddled with extra pounds that won’t come off, so it may be that. Also, your combination of meds might have potentially slowed your thyroid down, thus making it very difficult to lose weight? Just throwing out my suggestions. Hope they’re at least somewhat helpful.