title: Treatement of excessive weight gain in patients taking lithium.
abstract: Six female primary affective disorder patients who had gained an average of 9.5 kg while taking lithium lost an average of 2.9 kg on a 10-day 900 calorie a day hospital diet containing 100 mEq of sodium per day. No evidence of lithium toxicity was observed on this regimen. There was no evidence that fluid retention played a major role in the weight gain.
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009765:Obesity / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000178:diet therapy
chemical_list: D008094:Lithium