Eli5: If gaining weight is simply the result of calories in and out, then why does taking certain medications (birth control, anti-depressants) commonly lead to weight gain?

Question

Eli5: If gaining weight is simply the result of calories in and out, then why does taking certain medications (birth control, anti-depressants) commonly lead to weight gain?

In: Biology

Answer 1

because it makes hormones crazy and people tend to overeat when their hormones are crazy. They send crazy signals to the brain, which can transform a simple ‘I’m stressed” into “I’m hungry”, and we fall for that shit. The problem is keeping ourselves aware and above all this craziness while trying to show some control of our own lives to others around us, so that we’re not treated as the crazy beings we are.

So yes, in the end, calories in and calories out does, in fact, decide our weight gain.