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"Certain medications can induce weight gain or hinder weight loss by altering hormones, changing appetite, or causing water retention," says Costa. ... Beta-blockers: Propranolol and metoprolol ...
Beta blockers vary in their lipophilicity (fat solubility) and in turn in their ability to cross the blood–brain barrier and exert effects in the central nervous system. [76] Beta blockers with greater blood–brain barrier permeability can have both neuropsychiatric therapeutic benefits and side effects, as well as adverse cognitive effects ...
Weight gain. Heart palpitations. ... Beta-blockers. Calcium-channel blockers. Disopyramide. Dilated cardiomyopathy is one of the main causes of heart failure. It occurs in about 1 in 2,500 people ...
Medications used include: diuretic agents, vasodilator agents, positive inotropes, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, and aldosterone antagonists (e.g., spironolactone). Some medications which increase heart function, such as the positive inotrope milrinone, lead to increased death, and are contraindicated. [9] [10]
Ibuprofen, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and beta-blockers have been reported in some preliminary studies to decrease REE, which may allow patients to meet their caloric needs and gain weight. [ 1 ] References
Beta-blockers. Other medications, like buspirone. ... Let them know if adverse effects, like weight gain, are causing more problems than they seem to be solving. Psychotherapy, habits and ...
β blockers — propranolol, etc. Paradoxically, β-adrenergic agonists are also listed. [11] Not ephedra/clenbuterol (which is an appetite suppressant), but salbutamol, flerobuterol, Zilpaterol, and related drugs. α 2 adrenergic antagonists [citation needed] — mirtazapine, mianserin; Mixed α 1 /β blockers — carvedilol; α2 Adrenergic ...
One theory to explain antidepressant-related weight gain is that psychotropic medications such as antidepressants can affect neurotransmitters involved in eating behavior, causing an increase in ...