Are Antidepressants Making Us Fat? YES!

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Are Antidepressants Making Us Fat?

Is there a Link Between Antidepressants and Obesity? [PRWEB Apr 26, 2005]

 

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/4/prwebxml232880.php

 

 

(PRWEB) April 26, 2005 -- Weight gain is a common side effect with many

antidepressants, mood stabilizers and anti-psychotic medications. Are

these

pills that are prescribed so readily making our society obese?

 

All antidepressants have the potential to cause weight gain and yet most

people seem unaware that weight gain is one of the most common side

effects

associated with Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Zyprexa and many other

behavioral drugs until it is too late. Ironically, this common side effect

causes an increase in depression as it can seriously impact self-esteem.

 

The explosion in the rate of obesity in the United States occurred

after the

mid 1970's - when the introduction of antidepressants and mood stabilizers

became widely used. Current statistics indicate that obesity has increased

100% in men and 50% in women. Ironically, anti-depressant sales have risen

800% in the last ten years. Recent statistics show that 40% of the

American

public has taken an anti-depressant. This does not include the use of

anti-psychotics and anti-anxiety drugs, such as sleeping pills -

making the

total number of drugged Americans into the tens of millions.

 

All antidepressants slow the metabolism and inhibit specific enzymes

in the

liver that allow the drug to function correctly. Many antidepressants are

also known to increase appetite and the craving of carbohydrates.

Additionally, many antidepressants are also shown to cause hormonal

changes,

which can further add to weight gain.

 

Weight gain from antidepressant usage is more common then you might think.

 

If you have gained 20 or more pounds, within a short amount of time, it is

being caused by a change in your metabolism. If you were a poor

metabolizer

initially, it will certainly be impacted by an antidepressant. Even those

that were considered an ultra-metabolizer can gain weight on behavioral

drugs.

 

This was certainly the case with Alesandra Rain, the co-founder of

Label Me

Sane, an organization that inspires audiences worldwide in the arena

of drug

education. Alesandra was prescribed psychoactive drugs after multiple

surgeries due to a car accident and after being driven bankrupt by an

ex-husband who was a con artist. Her story is one that Hollywood

movies are

made of and motivates the masses.

 

Label Me Sane was formed after Alesandra tried to quit her medications and

suffered terrifying withdrawal symptoms. It brought her to an awareness of

the pervasiveness of mass-drugging today. After withdrawing from the drugs

she was able to regain full health, including a normal weight. Now the

company educates while also helping untold numbers withdraw without the

horrific side effects she suffered.

 

" We are here to offer solutions. We are contacted daily by people who want

to get off the drugs but have failed either trying to taper or quit cold

turkey. Our goal is to help them regain their lives while withdrawing from

the drugs, " stated Ms. Rain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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