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    2 days ago

    didn’t just puff up like Violet in a chocolate factory

    I’m sure you didn’t. I don’t doubt that the meds contributed somewhat, but there’s just no evidence that these agents can cause a weight gain of that magnitude on their own. Even the individual uncontrolled longitudinal studies that show the highest amounts of weight gain demonstrate at most 5-8kg increase.

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        1 day ago

        Over 2-4 years, which tends to be the peak of sri related weight gain after which weight tends to plateau