Clozapine induced severe weight loss in resistant schizophrenia managed with risperidone add-on therapy
| dc.contributor.author | Chandradasa, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kuruppuarachchi, C.S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rathnayake, L.C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-18T09:39:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-18T09:39:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | Not indexed in MEDLINE | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT: 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. KEYWORDS: Clozapine, Weight, Schizophrenia, Sri Lanka | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry.2020; 11(2): 38–39. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2579-2008 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/22007 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists | en_US |
| dc.subject | weight loss | en_US |
| dc.title | Clozapine induced severe weight loss in resistant schizophrenia managed with risperidone add-on therapy | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
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