Eli5: Why do certain antidepressants cause weight gain?

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Most people that i know seem to have gained weight on certain antidepressants, even when they’ve been eating the same and hitting the gym and claim to not be able to get rid of this weight no matter what they do.

What causes this? How do antidepressants change your metabolism?

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Depression makes people either less hungry or they just cannot be bothered to prepare food so they don’t.

Antidepressants fix the depression meaning people feel more able to face day to day activities such as preparing food.

So they eat more but don’t necessarily increase the moving they do and they get a bit heavier.

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