Anyone who has been prescribed medication to treat depression is familiar with the long list of potential side effects: sleepiness, loss of appetite, headaches, and so on.

But in reality, physical side effects differ significantly from drug to drug, according to a new study that found some antidepressants can cause rapid changes to weight, heart rate, and blood pressure โ€“ while others are โ€œrelatively benignโ€.

โ€œNot all antidepressants are built the same when it comes to their physical side effects,โ€ Toby Pillinger, one of the studyโ€™s auth

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