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News flash: medication makes you gain weight. I've not taken any except Nurofen this week and I've lost 2.5kg since last Thursday. Rock on, my theory stands.

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Which medication? There are a few different ones out there.

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Zeno

There are potentially a huge number of confounding factors here that it is impossible to come to any conclusion about your weight loss and whatever medication you're on.

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LaurieRose

Mainly all the ones starting with anti. Antidepressants antihistamines antiinflammatories ironically but most of all steroids and possibly levothyroxine.

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