In psych it's pretty wel known that most of the Antipsychotic medications have the side effect of weight gain and also the development of diabetes.
That this can add to the healthcare cost of patients on medicare is unfortunate. Also many patients will tell you the main reason they stop taking their meds is because they don't want to get fat. Still from what I have observed the lives of patients who stay on their medication is so greatly improved that many don't mind if they gain weight as a result. You have to truely see how miserable the lives of people who suffer from recurrent psychosis to understand this.

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