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Can antidepressants cause weight gain even if eating/ exercise habits and caloric intake are unchanged?
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No. Weight gain comes from eating more calories that you are burning. Get app Cronometer and track what your eat (calories) and burn.
Answered 8/24/2022
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This class of drugs causes chemical alterations affecting appetite and metabolism, but weight gain will only result if increased food intake resulting in higher caloric load than can be burned off.
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