The Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotics

  Antipsychotic drugs can have really undesirable effects on our health. In fact, they can even seriously endanger our lives. However, they form the core of the treatment of psychoses. That’s because they help control the symptoms of acute psychotic episodes and prevent new ones from occurring. Before prescribing these drugs, the general rule is to consider their side effects (Burchinski, 2023). They occur because the therapeutic effect of each antipsychotic is broadly similar. Since pharmacotherapy with antipsychotics is usually prolonged and often lasts for years, a recent study analyzed their metabolic effects. According to Angélica Burchinski, it’s likely that…