title: Effects of haloperidol on human plasma magnesium.
abstract: The effect of haloperidol treatment on human plasma levels of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) was assessed. Haloperidol treatment significantly reduced plasma Mg but not plasma Ca or P levels. This finding contrasts with studies using other neuroleptics where reductions in both Mg and Ca concentrations were observed. The addition of lithium to haloperidol treatment resulted in an elevation of plasma Mg, but not Ca or P, to levels significantly greater than those at baseline. The reduction of Mg levels by haloperidol may reflect the ion's involvement in the pathology of psychosis and/or in the mechanism of generating extrapyramidal side effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jabotinsky-Rubin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durst
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Levitin
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Moscovich
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lerner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Praag
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D008094:Lithium; D006220:Haloperidol; D002118:Calcium