My daughter has schizophrenia. The psychiatrist at her mental health center prescribed an antipsychotic drug. I know some of these drugs increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease. What sort of clinical monitoring do you advise?
My daughter has schizophrenia. The psychiatrist at her mental health center prescribed an antipsychotic drug. I know some of these drugs increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease. What sort of clinical monitoring do you advise?
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Schizophrenia may raise the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Thats true whether or not the person is taking antipsychotic medicine. So clinical monitoring is a good idea for everyone.
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