More Worries Over Zyprexa, Seroquel, Other Antipsychotics

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More Worries Over Zyprexa, Seroquel, Other Antipsychotics

December 2, 2009

Some antipsychotic medications, including Zyprexa and Seroquel, have been linked

to a variety of adverse health reactions including weight gain, hyperglycemia,

and hyperlipidemia. Science Daily reports that the current issue of the journal

Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, contains a piece in which

researchers write about metabolic side effects linked to some antipsychotics and

how these effects can increase risks for cardiac-related diseases such as

diabetes and hypertension.

One significant issue with this link is that the severely mentally ill—the

demographic most prescribed antipsychotics—have a higher risk of cardiovascular

death than the general population, said Science Daily.

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