Mortality in people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of relative risk and aggravating or attenuating factors

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Antipsychotics were protective against all-cause mortality versus no antipsychotic use

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I guess its half true, APs may prevent suicide but at the same time can cause metabolic problems which increase risk of a heart attack. Inactivity due to negatives too. I gained 170lb since being on APs.

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Another factor is smoking, I read online that 85% of schizophrenics use nicotine.

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I eat fairly healthy, don’t smoke, and I walk more again. But I neglect medical care on a few counts. I’m only used to pdocs. Other docs scare me.

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