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Lybalvi: The Diet Olanzapine

January 31, 2022

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report.

Lybalvi hopes to lower the risk of weight gain on olanzapine by combining it with an opioid blocker (samidorphan). But how does it compare to generic options like metformin and naltrexone?

RESEARCH UPDATE

Omega-3s and Metabolic Risks in Schizophrenia

September 28, 2021

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW, and Chris Aiken, MD.

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW, and Chris Aiken, MD. The authors have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Omega-3s are helpful for negative symptoms in schizophrenia, and this study suggests they may have metabolic benefits as well.

Battle of the Bulge: Obesity and Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain

July 14, 2021

Farah Khorassani, PharmD. Clinical Assistant

Farah Khorassani, PharmD. Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, St. John’s University, Queens, NY. Dr. Khorassani has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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.

Weight Gain and Metabolic Side Effects

July 14, 2021

Stephen Marder, MD

Stephen Marder, MD

Daniel X. Freedman Professor of Psychiatry. Vice Chair for Education, Semel Institute for Neuroscience at UCLA. Director, VA VISN 22 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, San Diego, CA.

Dr. Marder has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to educational activity.

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

New Combination Treatment Mitigates Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain

July 14, 2021

Susie Morris, MD.

Susie Morris, MD. Dr. Morris has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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

Antipsychotic Maintenance: How Long is Enough?

January 13, 2020

Chris Aiken, MD.

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Aiken has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Atypical antipsychotics can work quickly in mood disorders, but their long-term risks give us pause. When is it safe to discontinue them? The answer, it turns out, depends on whether we look to industry-supported or industry-independent trials.