Posted by Larry Hoover on August 29, 2003, at 12:39:44
In reply to Re: Serious side effect reported » Larry Hoover, posted by Med Editor on August 28, 2003, at 11:17:11
> Atypical antipsychotics in general may cause weight gain and its sequelae (diabetes, cholesterolemia) in some users. The cause, degree, and impact are still under study.
So, we shouldn't warn anyone? Those are not benign side-effects.
> In fact, a joint study just completed by the Dept of Veterans Affairs, Boston Univ and the Univ of Chicago concluded that all atypical antipsychotic drugs are associated with diabetes risk but contradicted the Duke study with the finding that a lower rate of diabetes incidence is associated with Zyprexa than with other atypical antipsychotics on the market.
If the study was just completed, then the results wouldn't have been available months ago, when the thread was active.
> It's good to be informed and cautious about pharmaceuticals. However, the operative word is "informed" -- not propagandized. The side effects of psychotropic drugs, such as olanzapine, have been sensationalized in the media, and lawyers are having a field day with class action suits.
Just what connection is there between my posting an abstract found on Medline/Pubmed, published in a peer-reviewed and much-respected medical journal, and the lay press?
> Some of this activity might be valid, but some is sheer opportunism and manipulation of a misguided and manipulated public (and manipulation of the mentally ill).
Are you preaching to the choir? Why have you chosen this posting for your reply? Your tone is baffling, and feels disrespectful.
Lar
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