Consider Metformin to Prevent Weight Gain From Antipsychotics

You’ll see more focus on using metformin to prevent antipsychotic-induced weight gain (AIWG)...due to new guidelines.

Up to 8 in 10 people with severe mental illness seem to gain at least 7% of their body weight within a year of starting an antipsychotic.

And weight gain carries risks such as diabetes...cardiovascular disease...and significant distress leading to poor medication adherence.