Topics: Aripiprazole | Benzphetamine | Bupropion | Diabetes | Diethylpropion | Exercise | Insulin resistance | Liraglutide | Metabolic syndrome | Metformin | Naltrexone | olanzapine | Phendimetrazine | Phentermine | Samidorphan | Semaglutide | Side Effects | Topiramate | Waist circumference | Weight gain | Ziprasidone

With so many weight loss medications on the market, it’s hard to know which to choose. Dr. Khorassani tells us everything we need to know to about selecting and prescribing these agents. Also, she gives us additional tips for managing antipsychotic-induced weight gain.

Topics: Aripiprazole | Clozapine | Diabetes | Exercise | Insulin resistance | Liraglutide | Metabolic syndrome | Metformin | olanzapine | Quetiapine | Risperidione | Samidorphan | Side Effects | Topiramate | Waist circumference | Weight gain | Ziprasidone

Dr. Steve Marder describes interventions to minimize patients’ antipsychotic-induced weight gain and insulin resistance.

Topics: Estrogen | Female Issues in Psychiatry | Gender | Hormone Replacement Therapy | HRT | Oral Contraceptives | Osteporosis | Post-menopausal | Prolactin | Raloxifene | SERM (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator) | Women’s Issues in Psychiatry

We can use our knowledge of gender differences in schizophrenia, argues Dr. Kulkarni, to inform and broaden our interventions for female patients.

Topics: Metabolic syndrome | olanzapine | Opioid antagonist | Samidorphan | Schizophrenia | Weight gain

When olanzapine is combined with an opioid-antagonist, patients gain less weight.

Topics: Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis | Encephalitis | Female Issues in Psychiatry | NMDA | Psychosis | Women’s Issues in Psychiatry

A type of autoimmune encephalitis causes agitation and psychosis, especially in young women.

Topics: Depression | Ketamine | Mood | Pharmacotherapy | Psilocybin | Rapid-acting

Like ketamine, psilocybin works quickly to relieve depression, but it’s not habit-forming and its effects might last longer.

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