Antipsychotics
Weight gain is a common side effect of such mood-stabilizing drugs as Zyprexa, Risperdal, and Zyprexa. But a new study has found that adding the sleep-disorder drug Provigil (modafinil) may help reduce this weight gain in patients taking these medications. For the study, researchers evaluated the effect of Provigil on antipsychotic-related weight gain in normal volunteer subjects. All of the subjects received Zyprexa, and half also received Provigil treatment while the other half were given a...
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From Our Experts
Antipsychotic Drugs and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, NMS for short, is a dangerous side effect of many antipsychotic medications such as Geodon (ziprasidone)... Read more »
Antipsychotic Medication May Not be the Answer for Aggressive Behavior
It is not uncommon for some children who have ADHD to exhibit aggressive behaviors, especially if they have co-morbid disorders including... Read more »
Antipsychotics and Alzheimer's Disease
Recently, the American Journal of Psychiatry published a study about the use of antipsychotic medications in people suffering with... Read more »
Antipsychotics in Kids: The New York Times Gets it Completely Wrong
On Feb 1 this year, I turned up for a speaking engagement to NAMI San Diego. But first, the person who runs these meetings had two sad... Read more »
Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Secondary parkinsonism is among the more serious side effects of antipsychotic drugs. It gets its name from Parkinson's disease, a... Read more »
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Experts: Adult antipsychotics also work in children
Experts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) say antipsychotic medications used to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in adults are... Read more »
Antipsychotics double risk of death in Alzheimer's patients
Alzheimer's patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs have a higher risk of death than patients who don't take the medications, a new study has... Read more »
Antipsychotic Use Linked to Diabetes in Kids
Antipsychotic drugs that are used to treat children with bipolar disorder, autism, and even ADHD may increase a child's risk of developing diabetes,... Read more »
More Toddlers, Children Taking Antipsychotics: Study
Researchers from Columbia University and Rutgers University have found that the number of toddlers and children ages five years and under who are... Read more »
Antipsychotics May Boost Pneumonia Risk in Some Patients
A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found that antipsychotics may double the risk of potentially deadly pneumonia in people... Read more »
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