Bipolar Medication and Weight WisdomCard™

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  1. Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Antipsychotic Medication for Bipolar Disorder: Side Effects Of Antipsychotic Drugs webmd.com - Antipsychotic Medication for Bipolar Disorder: Side Effects Of Antipsychotic Drugs
  2. PsychEducation.org: Weight Gain And Bipolar Disorder Treatment psycheducation.org - Weight Gain And Bipolar Disorder Treatment
  3. About.com: Lamictal Doesn't Cause Weight Gain In Patients With Bipolar Disorder mentalhealth.about.com - Lamictal Doesn't Cause Weight Gain In Patients With Bipolar Disorder
  4. Wikipedia: Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder - Principles en.wikipedia.org - Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder - Principles
  5. NetDoctor UK: Common Issues with Medication (Bipolar Disorder): Coping With Side-Effects: Weight Gain netdoctor.co.uk - Common Issues with Medication (Bipolar Disorder): Coping With Side-Effects: Weight Gain
  6. Psych Central: Preventing and Reversing Weight Gain Associated With Psychiatric Medications blogs.psychcentral.com - Preventing and Reversing Weight Gain Associated With Psychiatric Medications
  7. WikiAnswers: Is there A Medication For Bipolar Disorder That Does Not Cause Weight Gain? wiki.answers.com - Is there A Medication For Bipolar Disorder That Does Not Cause Weight Gain?
  8. Mental Health Sanctuary: Ask the Therapist: Bipolar Medication And Weight Gain mhsanctuary.com - Ask the Therapist: Bipolar Medication And Weight Gain
  9. Bipolar Focus: Bipolar Disorder Medications: Side-Effects Of Some Psychiatric Medications pendulum.org - Bipolar Disorder Medications: Side-Effects Of Some Psychiatric Medications
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Research Notes on Bipolar Medication and Weight


There are many side effects associated with medications for bipolar disorder.1 One of these side effects is weight gain.1 This does not occur with all medications for this disorder.1

Fast Facts:

  • The drug Abilify does not cause weight gain when taken for bipolar disorder, but increases the risk of diabetes.1
  • Weight gain from some medications can be serious enough to cause health problems.2
  • Noticing this weight gain can make this mood disorder even worse on the patient.2
  • Knowing which drugs can cause weight gain can help you and your doctor work out an exercise program or diet to counteract this side effect, according to psychiatrists.

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Antipsychotic Medication for Bipolar Disorder: Side Effects Of Antipsychotic Drugs
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 PsychEducation.org: Weight Gain And Bipolar Disorder Treatment

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