Clozapine induced severe weight loss in resistant schizophrenia managed with risperidone add-on therapy
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|Dec 2020Abstract
Clozapine is prescribed for resistant schizophrenia. It is usually associated with weight gain. There have been only a few reports of weight loss associated with clozapine treatment and we report two patients from Sri Lanka. The first patient lost 27% of bodyweight on clozapine while the second lost 17%. Both were clinically stable on clozapine, with marked reduction of psychotic symptoms. Adding risperidone helped to regain the lost weight in the described patients.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8259 | Journal eISSN: 2579-2008
Language: English
Page range: 38 - 39
Published on: Dec 2, 2020
Published by: Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2020 M. Chandradasa, C. S. Kuruppuarachchi, L. C. Rathnayake, K. A. L. A. Kuruppuarachchi, published by Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists
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