Table 2: Medications associated with weight gain/change.

Weight Gain Weight Neutral Weight Loss
Atypical Antipsychotics

Olanzapine

Quetiapine

Risperidone

Ziprasidone

--

Anticonvulsants/mood stabilizers

Gabapentin

Divalproex/valproic acid

Carbamazepine

Lithium

Lamotrigine

 

Zonisamide

Topiramate

 

Medications for diabetes mellitus

Insulin

Sulfonylureas (tolbutamide, glimepiride, gliclazide, glyburide, glipizide)

Pioglitazone

DPP-4 inhibitors (sitagliptin, vildagliptin)

Metformin

Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (acarbose, miglitol)

Pramlintide

Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists (exenatide, liraglutide)

Hormonal contraceptives

--

Progestin-only contraceptives (implant, levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system, or injectable medroxyprogesterone)

Combined oral contraceptives

--
Antidepressants

Amitriptyline

Mirtazapine

--

Bupropion

Fluoxetine

Other
Glucocorticoids -- --