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http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/22007| Title: | Clozapine induced severe weight loss in resistant schizophrenia managed with risperidone add-on therapy |
| Authors: | Chandradasa, M. Kuruppuarachchi, C.S. Rathnayake, L.C. Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. |
| Keywords: | weight loss |
| Issue Date: | 2020 |
| Publisher: | Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists |
| Citation: | Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry.2020; 11(2): 38–39. |
| 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 |
| Description: | Not indexed in MEDLINE |
| URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/22007 |
| ISSN: | 2579-2008 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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