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Dexfenfluramine for weight gain secondary to psychotropics

โœ Scribed by Prakash S. Masand; Sanjay Gupta


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
55 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
1091-4269

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โœฆ Synopsis


We describe the use of dexfenfluramine (Redux) in six patients with mood disorders (bipolar disorder = 3; major depression = 3) who developed significant weight gain as a result of their psychotropics. All patients were females with an age range of 27-58 years. The duration of the trial varied from 3 to 20 weeks, with the dexfenfluramine dosage being 15 mg twice daily. Weight loss ranged from 2 to 23 pounds. None of the patients had any evidence of primary pulmonary hypertension or serotonin syndrome, despite being on serotonergic agents such as fluoxetine, paroxetine, and sertraline. Depression and Anxiety

6:119-123, 1997.


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