Teen Attempts to Combat Weight Gain and Sleeplessness from Drug for Depression DEPRESSION Blog 3
Not recognizing that marijuana has similar slowing effects on sports reaction times as the “benzo” sleep medication she had previously been prescribed by her doctor, Kristin accepted the offer from her friend. She began to smoke the marijuana before bedtime, either outside the family home or in her car on the way home from work. At first it seemed to help her sleep. But the marijuana was not consistent. Plus, she started to like it and began using it frequently-almost nightly.
Popular Antidepressants Are Associated With Sleeplessness and Weight Gain DEPRESSION Blog 2
Popularly prescribed antidepressants are associated with weight gain when taken long term.
SSRI antidepressants frequently cause sleeplessness.
What are the side effects and risks of the most common sleep medications like Benzos?
Is there an alternative to taking sleep medications?
Do Benzos ( benzodiazepines) slow sports reaction times?
Can My Medication Be Making Me Gain Weight? DEPRESSION Blog 1
Introduction to Seven Ways to Avoid WEIGHT GAIN Due to DRUGS WGD Blog 1A
Drugs that cause weight gain change super hormone and hormone production in the body and therefore most are not typically compatible with peak elite athletic performance.
Weight gain is not frequently listed as a side effect on most of the TV ads for
medications. Many drug manufacturers do discuss weight gain in their professional package inserts of prescribing information made available to health care professionals.
We have chosen to use individual stories, rather than statistics, to discuss drug-related weight gain.
Although statistics can help us understand the devastating health consequences that can be related to weight gain drugs, they only help us see how big the problem is.
People and their stories, not statistics, make the numbers meaningful.