The Effectiveness of Metformin in Managing Second Generation Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain in Children and Adolescents

Conclusions: Adjuvant metformin helps manage AIWG in children and adolescents by flattening the upward AIWG trend rather than reversing it. The effect was more prominent before the development of obesity, suggesting that the early introduction of metformin for AIWG management may be warranted.PMID:38127310 | DOI:10.4088/JCP.23m14894
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research