The onset of IIH is typically associated with sudden weight gain and obesity ... or second-generation antipsychotics. This case involved the use of quetiapine in an obese, 28-year-old woman; she ...

Introduction Weight gain and obesity are common adverse effects of antipsychotics (APs). We aimed to assess AP-induced weight gain in pediatrics compared to adults. Methods In a case-non case study ...

But when the recommended treatment involves antipsychotic ... side effect is weight gain, with many patients often seeing increases of between 10%–15% of their body weight after just three ...

The authors said: “The only pharmacological instrument that has demonstrated efficacy for preventing antipsychotic-induced weight gain is metformin.” According to the study, co-commencement with ...

Antipsychotics can also cause serious side effects, such as involuntary movements of the tongue, lips, face, trunk, arms, or legs (tardive dyskinesia), significant weight gain, and an increased ...

DEAR DR. ROACH:I was wondering whether Ozempic might be prescribed for somebody who gained weight due to antipsychotics or drugs for depression. I read some years ago that the weight gain associated ...

In a guideline published online Dec. 9 in Schizophrenia Bulletin, recommendations are presented for the use of metformin to prevent antipsychotic-induced weight gain (AIWG). Aoife Carolan ...