Reversal of antipsychotic-induced weight gain during quetiapine treatment.
Weight gain in mentally ill patients is an evident problem, and obesity can be two- to three-fold more prevalent in psychiatric patients than in the general population. We report two patients who gained weight during previous antipsychotic treatment but who lost weight when shifted to quetiapine.
Koponen
Hannu
H
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. hannu.koponen@oulu.fi
Larmo
Ilkka
I
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000009:adverse effects; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000077152:Olanzapine; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000187:drug effects*; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000187:drug effects*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate; D000077152:Olanzapine; D002746:Chlorpromazine