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Clozapine induced severe weight loss in resistant schizophrenia managed with risperidone add-on therapy
Authors:
- M. ChandradasaEmail M. Chandradasa
- C. S. Kuruppuarachchi
- L. C. Rathnayake
- K. A. L. A. Kuruppuarachchi
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:
- Year: 2020
- Volume: 11 Issue: 2
- Page/Article: 38-39
- DOI: 10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8259
- Published on 2 Dec 2020
- Peer Reviewed