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How antidepressant weight gain complicates postpartum self-image

My postpartum depression medication makes me gain weight and I already hate how I look - I feel trapped between mental health and physical self-acceptance

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The side effects of mental health treatment can exacerbate the very body image issues contributing to psychological distress.

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