Table 2.
The effect of different medications for chronic pain on body weight.
| Chronic Pain | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medication Group | Medication | Weight Gain | Weight Neutral | Weight Loss | Reference |
| Analgesics | Acetaminophen | ? | |||
| NSAIDs | All | ? | |||
| TCAs | All | X | X | [164] | |
| SNRIs | All | X | [67] | ||
| Anticonvulsants | Gabapentin | X | [165] | ||
| Pregabalin | X | [] | |||
| Carbamazepine | X | [] | |||
| Phenytoin | X | [166] | |||
| Topiramate | X | [167] | |||
Title: The effect of different medications for chronic pain on body weight.
X: <5% of total body weight change.
NSAIDs: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs; TCAs: Tricyclic Antidepressants; SNRIs: Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors.