Among a total of 214 consecutive patients attending a diabetic clinic, 30% were taking Beta-blockers to lower blood pressure according to a study from Australia.

Those taking Beta-blockers were 19.6 pounds heaver than patients not taking a Beta-blocker.

The average weight of the Beta-blocker users was 202 lbs versus 183 lbs.

Among a total of 84 consecutive patients attending a hypertension clinic, 50% were taking Beta-blockers to lower blood pressure according to a study from Australia.

Those taking Beta-blockers were 37.9 pounds heaver than patients not taking a Beta-blocker.

The average weight of the Beta-blocker users was 197 lbs versus 159 lbs.

Beta-blockers, often used to lower blood pressure, reduce weekly habitual activity, as measured by the number of steps taken in a week by a pedometer, by 34% according to a study from Australia.

The average number of steps taken in a week was 38,816 steps in the Beta-blocker group versus 58,944 steps in the control group. (The paper rounds off the calculation to approximately 30%, however, the calculation shows the difference is 34%.)

Beta-blockers, often used to lower blood pressure, reduce fat oxidation rate by 32%—how much fat is burned in a specific amount of time—according to a study from Australia.

Beta-blockers, often used to lower blood pressure, reduce diet-induced thermogenesis by 50% according to a study from Australia.

Two patients given the antipsychotic drug Risperdal (risperidone) plus the antidepressant Paxil (paroxetine) gained a large amount of weight in a short period of time according to an article from Japan.

One person gained 31 pounds in four months, while the second person gained 30 pounds in five months.

Elavil (amitriptyline) caused average weight gain of 5.3 lbs in six months in patients given the drug for as a preventative against migraine headaches according to a recent study.

Abilify (aripiprazole), an antipsychotic drug being promoted as an add-on drug for people who are depressed, caused an average weight gain of 2 pounds in a four month study of Bipolar patients according to a study from Italy.

Abilify (aripiprazole), an antipsychotic drug being promoted as an add-on drug for people who are depressed, caused an average weight gain of 2 pounds in a four month study of Bipolar patients according to a study from Italy.

“Thanks to Celexa, I gained 100 lbs in less than 11 months,” noted a woman named Lynn.

Children and adolescents, 4- to 19-years-old, given Zyprexa (olanzapine) gained an average of 18.7 lbs in less than 3 months (11 weeks) according to a new study published in JAMA.

Children and adolescents, 4- to 19-years-old, given Seroquel (Quetiapine Fumarate) gained an average of 13.4 lbs in less than 3 months (11 weeks) according to a new study published in JAMA.

Children and adolescents, 4- to 19-years-old, given Risperdal (Risperidone) gained an average of 11.7 lbs in less than 3 months (11 weeks) according to a new study published in JAMA.

Children and adolescents, 4- to 19-years-old, given Abilify (aripiprazole) gained an average of 11.7 lbs in less than 3 months (11 weeks) according to a new study published in JAMA.

A dose 5 mg of Zyprexa (olanzapine) causes an average weight gain of roughly 15 lbs after one year according to a paper by Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D. from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

A dose 15 mg of Zyprexa (olanzapine) causes an average weight gain of roughly 24 lbs after one year according to a paper by Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D. from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

Zyprexa (olanzapine) can cause massive weight gain. Here are two case reports. One man given 15 mg of Zyprexa gained 35 pounds in three months, while another man given 20 mg gained 70 pounds in six months.

People gained an average of 6.6 pounds in the first month when given the antidepressant Remeron (mirtazapine) according to a study from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich, Germany.

Topamax (topiramate) caused an average weight loss of 15.8 pounds in 59 percent of patients who had gained weight on psychotropic drugs, whereas the other 41 percent gained an average of 11 pounds according to a new study from researchers at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Here is a comment from someone who gained 50 pounds while taking various dopamine agonist drugs, that is drugs that directly stimulate dopamine receptors, and enhance dopamine.

Comment: Not all drugs or supplements that increase dopamine cause weight gain, in fact, some cause weight loss. But this person’s experience is still a good one to be aware of.

Here is a short story from a 24-year-old woman who, at the age of 20, gained 40 pounds in one year after she was given Depo-Provera for birth control.

The following drugs can cause weight gain according WrongDiagnosis.com.

The antidepressant Celexa (citalorpam) can cause significant weight gain according to according to a new review paper about drugs that cause weight gain.

The antidepressant Serzone (nefazodone) is less likely to cause significant weight gain than Paxil (paroxetine), Prozac (fluoxetine) or Zoloft (sertraline) according to according to a new review paper about drugs that cause weight gain.

The antidepressant Paxil (paroxetine) is more likely to cause significant weight gain than either Prozac (fluoxetine) or Zoloft (sertraline) according to according to a new review paper about drugs that cause weight gain.