AboutDr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi Expertise I can provide information on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects. To avoid confusion, generic names of
medicines may please be provided. I am a pharmacologist, having worked
on animal and human pharmacology, and presently I am the Dean of Bilcare Research Academy, where we teach courses on clinical research. We dont work on saturdays and sundays, hence questions reachng me on these days will be replied on Monday, please bear with me.
Question 1. What is the reason for weight gain for taking Seroquel? Does it increase the appetite? And/or does it have a hormonal/slower metabolism effect?
2. Does Lithium Carbonate cause weight gain as well? If yes, why?
Thanks,
Bryan
Answer Hi Bryan
Drugs which work through serotonin tend to make changes in body weight, this is because serotnin is also involved in hunger mechanisms. Drugs like lithium work directly without interfering with serotonin, hence do not have an effect on bod weight.
Ravi Ghooi
