What Are Antipsychotic Drugs?
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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British Study Shows Antipsychotics Increase of Stroke in People With...
Bmj.com has published an article from The British Medical Journal about a study showing that antipsychotics are not a good option for... Read more »
FDA Warns Doctors Antipsychotics Risky for Elderly
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to physicians that conventional antipsychotic medication, used to treat... Read more »
Antipsychotic Drugs and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
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Some Antipsychotic Drugs Significantly Increase the Risk of Death In...
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Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
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Antipsychotic drug use rises among British kids
According to a new study, American children are prescribed antipsychotic medications much more frequently than British children, but the use of these... Read more »
Antipsychotic Drug Causes Weight Gain
By Lucy Williams, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Some patients undergoing treatment for mental illness gain so... Read more »
Antipsychotic drugs risky for Alzheimer's patients
A new study suggests that antipsychotic drugs are not the answer to treating delusions and aggression in Alzheimer's patients. According to the... 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 »
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 »
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