title: Effect of antipsychotic medications on glucose and lipid levels.
abstract: Severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder, are associated with excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Cardiovascular risk in psychiatric disorders is partly related to antipsychotic therapy, especially second-generation or atypical antipsychotics. Some antipsychotic medications are associated with proatherogenic conditions including insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. In particular, olanzapine and clozapine have been consistently demonstrated to promote insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. Ziprasidone and amisulpiride may be associated with more favorable metabolic effects. Many of the published data relating to metabolic effects of anti-psychotics originate from retrospective studies. However, prospective randomized-controlled data are emerging, and the latest evidence is described here.
authors.affiliation: Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon Hospital, Nethermayne, Basildon, SS16 5NL UK. pchaggar@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Parminder S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Chaggar
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Simon G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D044882:Glucose Metabolism Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001786:Blood Glucose; D008055:Lipids