Tag: ssri and weight gain

Antidepressants Related Weight Gain Masks a Bigger Picture

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In this British Medical JournalĀ response to a recent study of weight gain while taking antidepressants, Dr. AlainĀ Braillon argues that, as a general rule, drug...

The MD and the Imaginary Eating Disorder

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He could have asked me if there was a specific event that had precipitated my suicide attempt. He could have asked if I had a history of trauma. He could have simply asked, ā€œWhat happened?ā€ ā€œWhat are you feeling?ā€ or ā€œSo what’s going on?ā€ Nope. He chose to open our meeting with an accusatory remark about a make-believe eating disorder.

Is Increasing Antidepressant Use Contributing to the Obesity Epidemic?

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Since the 1980s, antidepressant use has risen by at least four-hundred percent and obesity rates have climbed to include thirty percent of the population....