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Extreme weight gain
Extreme weight gain is a clinical finding in which a person has gained a significant amount of weight, and may be due to diet changes, drugs, hormone diseases, or diseases that cause fluid retention.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 32-year old asked:
Extreme weight gain is making me stay home. What can I do?
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A 33-year old asked:
What are some reasons for extreme weight gain in short amount of time?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is extreme weight gain a symptom of diabetes?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can the abortion pill cause extreme weight gain?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Help regarding rapid, extreme weight gain from increasing Trepeline dosage to 50mg (PM) - I went from weight 45kg to 62kg between October 2019 and April 2020.
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A 23-year old female asked:
Does the Mirena cause extreme weight gain?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can extreme weight gain cause your belly botton to stretch?
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A 34-year old asked:
What will cause extreme weight gain in a short period of time?
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A 29-year old asked:
Is there a condition that causes extreme weight gain and absence of periods in adolescents?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Fasting insulin of 4ui/l with 80mg/dl but at 60 minutes insulin 43, 6ui/l with also 80mg/dl. fatigue, extreme weight gain. Hyperinsulism? IR? Why? Thanks
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A 34-year old asked:
Do some antidepressants caused extreme weight gain?
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A 34-year old asked:
What can cause extreme weight gain and swelling of the extremities?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is there a birth control method that will not cause extreme weight gain?
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A 29-year old asked:
How to avoid extreme weight gain after overcoming anorexia?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I recently switched from Depo-Provera to mirena (levonorgestrel) due to extreme weight gain. When will i begin to lose the added Depo-Provera weight?
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A 20-year old female asked:
GAD/OCD/panic disorder (no depression).Been on 40Prozac for 2yrs.Caused extreme weight gain that cant be controlled with diet. Which meds Dont do this?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Why can prozac (fluoxetine) cause weight gain?Always been skinny until I started it for panic/gad. Now on 40 a day it causes extreme weight gain & fail to lose it.
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A 47-year old female asked:
I have right pelvic pain and extreme weight gain, 15 lbs in one month. Doc hard to get a hold of. Could it be something simple like uti?
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A female asked:
I have shortness of breatbreath even if I'm sitting. Extreme weight gain in a short period of time mostly in my abdomen. I have high blood pressure a?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I have severe bloating. An 'ovarian like structure ' was found, pituitary , thyroid and liver adenomas too. Extreme weight gain. ? Cushings.
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A 31-year old female asked:
Depakote in the past was the only medication that worked for my depression. I had to stop from extreme rapid weight gain. Why did it work so well?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Gallbladder removed 6-2015, still having back pains and upper left abdominal pain no matter what i eat or drink. Extreme fatigue, weight gain.
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A female asked:
My free T4 is 1.2 my TSH is 0.655. My doctor says it is normal, but I have bad symptoms. Brain fog can't drive extreme tired weight gain weak.
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A 35-year old female asked:
Lab results of: Free T4- 0.86 TSH- 1.200 Free T3- 3.0 Peroxidase-15 Thyrotropin- <1.10 Immunoglobulin- < .10 Symptoms are extreme fatique, weight gain, heart palpitations, hair not growing, cold feet but sensitive to being out in heat.
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A 47-year old male asked:
Can antidepressants and anti anxiety meds cause extreme fatigue and weight gain?
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A female asked:
I had initially seen my doctor for severe changes in my menstrual cycle. Extreme fatigue and weight gain. Although I eat fairly healthy and exercise r?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have a pea sized lump inside a swollen pouch at my suprasternal notch as well as inability to tolerate heat, extreme fatigue, and weight gain. I am hypothyroid but US showed normal thyroid. Labs unremarkable. What could it be?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Had brown discharge at the time of period. Extreme bloating and weight gain with huge belly over few months. Pain in legs.What could this be?mild pcos
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A 21-year old female asked:
Have had non stop extreme bloating with pain, weight gain, always full, pain during sex&fatigue (Not pregnant & on a SG,GF,DF diet&active. Please help?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Can a TSH level of 6.4u/ml and free T4 of 10pmol/l cause severe hypothyroid symptoms such as weight gain, extreme fatigue, aches, intolerance to cold?
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