What can a doctor actually give a person to gain weight?

**tjpatrick1987** · 04-06-2009, 01:54 AM

**jbm** · 04-06-2009, 01:57 AM

IMO! Just add food intake...

**DSM4Life** · 04-06-2009, 05:22 AM

**Ernst** · 04-06-2009, 05:41 AM

I'm afraid.

What the hell is that? Pig snouts?

**Phate** · 04-06-2009, 07:08 AM

there are entire classes of drugs that promote it, SSRI's and corticosteroids are two that i know of

**jamyjamjr** · 04-06-2009, 09:23 AM

ssri's are usualy anti-depressent meds with a weight gaining side effect..

gotta know though, why ask the question?? u need to gain weight??

if you do, get ur butt to the diet forum and post up a detailed diet

RA · 04-06-2009, 10:28 AM

Can you be a lil more specific?

**JiGGaMaN** · 04-06-2009, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by Phate

there are entire classes of drugs that promote it, SSRI's and corticosteroids are two that i know of

wrong

Originally Posted by jamyjamjr

ssri's are usualy anti-depressent meds with a weight gaining side effect..

gotta know though, why ask the question?? u need to gain weight??

if you do, get ur butt to the diet forum and post up a detailed diet

closer, but SSRI's are not known for weight gain at all actually, common misconception once again.

amitriptyline and zyprexa are #1 for extreme weight gain.

**tjpatrick1987** · 04-06-2009, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by jamyjamjr

ssri's are usualy anti-depressent meds with a weight gaining side effect..

gotta know though, why ask the question?? u need to gain weight??

if you do, get ur butt to the diet forum and post up a detailed diet

haha, ive been all over the site with my diet just posted it yesterday on the steroid Q&A, I'm going to the doctor to finally get my thyroid checked. i've been talking about it for a while but i havent followed through untill now. I was asking because my doctor is very straight to the point and i wanted to have a few things to bring to the table and ask him... Im exploring many different options [B]ALong with my diet[B] to help me boost gains because ive been doing this for so long lol....i assure you my diet is fine... i just need to add a few more calories in it and it will be ready to go...

**zimmy** · 04-06-2009, 01:46 PM

A girlfriend or wife :\

**BgMc31** · 04-06-2009, 07:37 PM

If you live in certain areas (ie California), rabbit tobacco (another name for the herb we cannot discuss by name), can be perscribed to you for such purposes.

***RAGE*** · 04-06-2009, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by zimmy

A girlfriend or wife :\

bro that is so true....lol

**almostgone** · 04-06-2009, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Phate

there are entire classes of drugs that promote it, SSRI's and corticosteroids are two that i know of

I HATE prednisolone and such. Makes me tear the bottom out of the refrigerator and puts me in a really sh!tty mood. They serve a purpose but I f-in hate them

AG

**Phate** · 04-06-2009, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by almostgone

I HATE prednisolone and such. Makes me tear the bottom out of the refrigerator and puts me in a really sh!tty mood. They serve a purpose but I f-in hate them

AG

Lol, we could be really mean and tell the newbs that prednisone is the new DNP

**jamyjamjr** · 04-06-2009, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by JiGGaMaN

wrong

closer, but SSRI's are not known for weight gain at all actually, common misconception once again.

amitriptyline and zyprexa are #1 for extreme weight gain.

i take ssri's, iv been told by my psych. that it can cause weight gain...

ill be double checking on that though...

**Bojangles69** · 04-06-2009, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by JiGGaMaN

wrong

closer, but SSRI's are not known for weight gain at all actually, common misconception once again.

amitriptyline and zyprexa are #1 for extreme weight gain.

Wrong, they're not prescribed for weight again even as an off label use.
Zyprexa is sometimes given for anorexia but thats not to make the patient fat (even though it happens) its to deal with the anxiety inducing the anorexia.

And SSRIs ARE known for weight gain, in comparison to other meds however does it only become minimal (seroquel and such) But none of these drugs are traditionally presribed for a patient with weight defecits.
I still think a doctor would venture to prescribe blood tests first (YES! docs can presribe that too which they usually do first) then possibly GH but it all is dependent on the results of course.

edit: and if you need to know WHY a doc would never prescribe zyprexa or amitrip the obvious reason is diabetes.
The person asked what a doctor would "actually give"

**almostgone** · 04-06-2009, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by Phate

Lol, we could be really mean and tell the newbs that prednisone is the new DNP

That would be wrong on so many levels.

AG

**Phate** · 04-06-2009, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by almostgone

That would be wrong on so many levels.

AG

it would've been great for april fools, lol

**g0dsend** · 04-07-2009, 04:53 PM

Periactin, its a antihistamine.

**JiGGaMaN** · 04-07-2009, 05:24 PM

anabolic steroids .

**jimmyinkedup** · 04-07-2009, 05:27 PM

there are 2 effective drugs i know of...and both of them are progesterone based...huh imagine that .......

**Matt** · 04-07-2009, 06:54 PM

Why not just ask your fuvking doctor...

**josef.** · 11-17-2010, 03:31 AM

i have been taking 10 cu's or whatever of humatrope for the past say 3 - 4 weeks and i can notice a slight difference but the only thing is i have no idea what the worst possible outcome is or if it is even really safe any idea's? i know it sounds stupid but i have had problems with weight since i was a really young kid and id do anything to put on an extra 15 to 20 pounds but the problem is diet hasnt helped at all so when i saw that humatrope is a form of human growth hormone i was all over it... any input?

**D3m3nt3d** · 11-17-2010, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by josef.

i have been taking 10 cu's or whatever of humatrope for the past say 3 - 4 weeks and i can notice a slight difference but the only thing is i have no idea what the worst possible outcome is or if it is even really safe any idea's? i know it sounds stupid but i have had problems with weight since i was a really young kid and id do anything to put on an extra 15 to 20 pounds but the problem is diet hasnt helped at all so when i saw that humatrope is a form of human growth hormone i was all over it... any input?

oh wow.

**DSM4Life** · 11-17-2010, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by josef.

i have been taking 10 cu's or whatever of humatrope for the past say 3 - 4 weeks and i can notice a slight difference but the only thing is i have no idea what the worst possible outcome is or if it is even really safe any idea's? i know it sounds stupid but i have had problems with weight since i was a really young kid and id do anything to put on an extra 15 to 20 pounds but the problem is diet hasnt helped at all so when i saw that humatrope is a form of human growth hormone i was all over it... any input?

Josef did you even check the original post date which is 04-06-2009 ? Next time take notice before you bump an old thread.