Is there a med with the lowest risk of weight gain and/or tardive dyskinesia? I have gained a lot of weight with Abilify.
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Wikipedia says haldol and latuda are the lowest risk for weight gain…
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Yup… that’s the trade off. I’ve been on Abilify with about 50 lbs weight gain but no tremors yet and the results have been good.
Geodon is weight neutral
Clozapine has a mild effect on weight gain and a low risk of tardive dyskeneisa compared with the other meds, it is also the only med that ever worked for me, I was a non-responder to the other meds.
In my experience, medications like Haldol abd Trilafon (first gen antipsychotics), don’t make you gain weight.
I’ve gained weight on all second-generation antipsychotics, and I’ve been through a bunch.
However, in my experience, second-generation antipsychotics help with anxiety, mood, and depression, whereas first generation do not, so I take two second-generation antypsychotics (Latuda and Clozaril).
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My pdoc has me on Rexulti because I had bad weight gain on Zyprexa and Risperidone in the past, I haven’t been on it long enough to see if it’ll change my weight but I don’t have any unusual eating habits from taking it. I’m still managing to lose weight on it for now, we’ll see once she increases my dose.
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I’ve only been on Olanzapine and Abilify. In order for my meds to do their job I need a lot of sleep.
I worry about that too… I’ve gained 50 lbs and I’m a diabetic… not good! But Abilify has worked so well for me I hesitate to change.
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Latuda has minimal weight gain. Plus it’s not very sedating, but it will make you super dizzy. I would definitely recommend it.