weight gain and antipsychotics

[stnursebee]

Hi everyone

I'm new to this site and I am a student nurse in mental health. I'm currently looking into the side effects of antipsychotics, particularly weight gain. Has anyone got any advice or links to assist me in this project. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

Becks

[mukhorty]

"i'm a psych nurse. i believe the anti depressants and anti psychotics eventually stimulate the appetite so people eat more. they also have a sedative effect so people move less."

Isn't that a bit of a shame? My friend was taking anti-depressants and gained something like 20-30 lbs which she found quite depressing!

- Jess