Antipsychotics Tied to Kids' Weight Gain

Oct. 27, 2009 -- Taking newer antipsychotic drugs may lead to weight gain in children and teens , a new study shows.

[upset upstate new yorker]

well if the lazy brats are allowed to sit in there rooms all day and play games and eat junk food then what the hell do you want?? on psych meds or not!! they are going to gain wt! it have nothing to do with meds! it has everything to do with the parents letting the brats have this behavior allowing them to eat bags of chips and ice cream!and dont worry some lawsuit happy parent and lawyer will be after the drug makers now

[Slappy Sanchez]

Drug 'em up, stuff 'em full of food and sit them in front of the TV or Playstation all day, what do you expect?

[Listen to Me]

Slappy Sanchez wrote:

Drug 'em up, stuff 'em full of food and sit them in front of the TV or Playstation all day, what do you expect?

or in front of the topix new york forum all day.

[Slappy Sanchez]

Listen to Me wrote:

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or in front of the topix new york forum all day.

Exactly. Did you take your meds today?

[Jim]

Thank god for all these drugs. They have solved so many problems that were around when I was a kid.

[get out now]

Yes, just what fat kids/people need...another excuse as to why the 'f' they are fat. Guess the 'thyroid' excuse was getting old.

[Danny Haszard]

Eli Lilly sells a drug {ZYPREXA} that can cause diabetes and then turn a profit on the drugs that treat the condition that they may have caused in the first place!

Eli Lilly has made $38 billion on Zyprexa and it was way oversold and caused diabetes and in some cases sudden death.
Eli Lilly has received a huge criminal fine over their Zyprexa cash cow,add it all up comes to $4.6 billion, in Zyprexa settlements,fines,litigation.

Addictive Zyprexa was pushed by Lilly Drug Reps.
They called it the "Five at Five" (5 mg at 5 pm to keep nursing home patients subdued and sleepy) and "VIVA ZYPREXA" (Zyprexa for everybody) campaigns to off label market Eli Lilly Zyprexa as a fix for unapproved usage.
Eli Lilly is 'reaping the whirlwind' for aggressive marketing of Zyprexa that has caused suffering and deaths.
There must be millions out there harmed by this drug.
Did you know that Lilly made $ billions last year on diabetic meds, Actos,Humulin and Byetta?

Yes! They sell a drug that can cause diabetes and then turn a profit on the drugs that treat the condition that they may have caused in the first place!
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Daniel Haszard



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[Sydney]

Everyone who takes anti-psychotic drugs gains weight, it goes with the territory. Bi-polar kids? Schizophrenic kids? Borderline kids? I don't think so. They just don't fit the diagnostic criteria. All that is being presented to docs are kids who no longer are allowed to run around outside and play, do household chores, study and do homework, and interact with their friends other than in structured sports. As someone mentioned above, all kids do today is sit in front of a TV, or computer, or Wii. They are fat because their parents give them junk food because it's faster and easier than preparing real food. It's not the kids that have the problems, it's the parents.

[OWSH]

The porkers need exercise.

[plottmasteramam]

The newer antipsychotic medications prescibed slows down the childs motility of the gastointestinal tract.Of course it causes weight gain and a host of other problems that then can also be treated with a menagerie of other medications.Yet what is important is that the teacher reports your child is sitting quietly in class. Children can benefit from these drugs though they should not be used as chemical restraints for the convenience of parents and schools of which is occuring with these medications.