Doctors have long known that antidepressants come with side effects for cardiovascular and metabolic health.

But a major analysis from a team of researchers in the U.K. has, for the first time, pulled together data from more than 150 clinical trials to compare the physical side effects of dozens of antidepressants.

The study, published in the Lancet this week, details how each medication can affect weight, blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol and other areas of health.

The end result is something akin to a "sports league table" for 30 different antidepressants based on their side effect profile, says lead author Dr. Toby Pillinger , a psychiatrist at King's College London.

"It's never been done at this scale before and no one's ever put specific numbers to the amount of weig

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