Posted by IsoM on October 28, 2002, at 0:51:11
In reply to Re: When a s/e says weight gain...., posted by joy on October 27, 2002, at 22:12:02
How & why someone may gain weight when using an AD isn't really clear. Sometimes it's caused by a difference in assimilating the calories. Sometimes from a renewed appetite & interest in food leading to eating more than before. Sometimes a change in metabolism.
But there's many who have said that their eating habits didn't change & their metabolism didn't seem slowed but there's still been a large weight gain. If it was possible to pinpoint the causes, drug designers might be able to overcome the problem, but they still haven't found a good answer for unexplained weight gain.
But just because a possible side effect includes weight gain doesn't mean it will happen. A few will even lose weight, & many remain the same.
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