Antipsychotic drug weight gain: Clozapine: 95 lbs in a year-and-two-months

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There is a case report of a person who gained 95 pounds in a year-and-two-months when put on the antipsychotic drug Clozaril (clozapine).

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Theisen F, Cichon S, Linden A, Martin M, Remschmidt H, Hebebrand J. Clozapine and weight gain. Am J Psychiatry. 2001 May, 158(5):816.

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On Sep 03, 2009 at 2:08 pm shira keyes wrote:

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thanks...an unaddressed issue that impairs the health of tens of thousands....