Antipsychotic drug weight gain: Clozapine: 3.7 lbs in one month

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The antipsychotic drug Clozaril (clozapine) causes an average weight gain of 3.7 pounds in one month according to recent paper.

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Wetterling T. Bodyweight gain with atypical antipsychotics. a comparative review. Drug Saf. 2001 Jan, 24(1):59-73.

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