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How to treat Olanzapine mediated weight gain?
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Yes, I currently take 10mg of Olanzapine for otherwise untreatable Depression, Panic disorder and PTSD(Viet-nam). I have been slowly been gaining wt. even though I do not overeat, if anything I under eat. The olanzapine seems to be helpful, however I want to know if there is any new atypical psychotropics on the market that minimize Wt. gain, if any.
gpt
yes there are few atypical antipsychotics which minimum weight gain. like aripiprazole, lurasidone,ziprasidone,amisulpride. you can request your doctor to shift you on any of the above drugs.olanzapine induced weight gain can be controlled with increased excercise, diet modification ,some drugs also available for this purpose like topiramate,metformine etc