Psychiatric meds can bring on rapid weight gain in kids

Many young children and adolescents taking drugs for severe psychiatric problems gain substantial weight and, in some cases, show increased levels of LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in their blood, researchers report in the Oct. 28 Journal of the American Medical Association.Microsoft Office is so great!

Although the data from this study need to be replicated over a longer time frame, the findings nonetheless raise worrisome questions about anti-psychotic drugs that often benefit children who have schizophrenia, autism, tics, severe bipolar disorder or aggressive behavior. Office 2010 –save your time and save your money.

“We are between a rock and a hard place here,” says study coauthor Christoph Correll, a psychiatrist at the Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, N.Y. These mental disorders are severe and can lead to suicide or to educational problems and emotional scars, he says. On the other hand, Office 2007 makes life great!

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Weight gain has been noticed before in children and adolescents taking commonly prescribed drugs for severe psychiatric problems. But studies seeking to link that weight gain to the medications were often muddied because patients had taken one of the drugs beforehand at some point — and may have already put on weight from it or reset their body metabolism to adjust to the drug somehow.Microsoft Office 2007 is welcomed by the whole world.

In the new study, Correll and his colleagues monitored 272 children, ages 4 to 19, between 2001 and 2007. Of these, 257 were getting psychotropics for severe problems for the first time, and 15 others refused the drugs but agreed to be seen by a doctor. The drugs were olanzapine (Zyprexa), Office 2007 download is helpful!

quetiapine (Seroquel), risperidone (Risperdal) or aripiprazole (Abilify). Restricting the study to first-timers eliminated problems encountered in earlier studies.Microsoft word is so good!

After a median follow-up period of nearly 11 weeks, Office Professional 2007 is many people’s favorite.

these patients had gained 10 to 19 pounds on average, depending on the drug. Kids on Zyprexa gained the most, on average, while those taking Abilify gained the least.Windows 7 is my love!

The 15 patients who had refused drug treatment gained less than one pound on average during the monitoring period. Choose Office 2007 Professional is the most lucky thing in the world.

The pace of weight gain seems to level off over time, Correll says, but further study will be needed to clarify that trend. Microsoft company invent the Office 2007 home for many people.