Metformin for Treatment of Antipsychotic-Induced Amenorrhea and Weight Gain in Women With First-Episode Schizophrenia: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Wu, Renrong; Jin, Hua; Gao, Keming; W. Twamley, Elizabeth; Ou, Jianjun; Shao, Ping; Wang, Juan; Guo, Xiaofeng; M. Davis, John; K. Chan, Philip; Zhao, Jingping

doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.11091432

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Metformin for Treatment of Antipsychotic-Induced Amenorrhea and Weight Gain in Women With First-Episode Schizophrenia: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Published in American Journal of Psychiatry • Jun 17, 2012

Authors:

Renrong Wu

Hua Jin

Keming Gao

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Data on the treatment of antipsychotic-induced amenorrhea, particularly when occurring with weight gain, are limited. The authors investigated the efficacy and safety of metformin in the treatment of antipsychotic-induced amenorrhea and weight gain in women with first-episode schizophreni...

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Metformin

Internal medicine

Medicine

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