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I have lost over 30lbs. in the past year due to stress. is there any over the counter medications that would help gain my weight back?

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Just eat healthy: but if you want a pill try Periactin (cyproheptadine hydrochloride)

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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I have been dealing with lot of stress and I been having headaches and it feels something moving through nose face and pain in left chest( feel sharp and pressures). And can chest lead heart attack. If is any over the counter medicine that can help?

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