obesity Archives - Gateway Psychiatric Excellent Psychiatric Care Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:46:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/favicon2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 obesity Archives - Gateway Psychiatric 32 32 70562394 Lithium Weight Gain https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/lithium-weight-gain/ Mon, 14 Nov 2016 15:06:01 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=12072 Does lithium cause weight gain? It is remarkable how difficult it can be to find out the answers to relatively simple questions on the internet. One of my patients asked me about the effect of lithium on weight and, while I was explaining my experience with many hundreds of patients treated with lithium (not a significant cause of weight gain ...

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]]> 12072 Weight Loss Updated https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/weight-loss-updated/ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 20:38:16 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=9295 Inspired by our work with a few patients who have lost weight successfully, we just updated the weight loss page. See the links below to find the updated page and some other relevant information. And please let us know if you have resources and suggestions to share.     Resources Weight Loss Treatment of Weight Gain Weight Loss Medications

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]]> 9295 Weight Loss Medication https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/weight-loss-medication/ Sat, 04 Apr 2015 19:03:51 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=8979 A new pill with the brand name Contrave was recently approved for the treatment of obesity by the FDA. This pill is an extended release, fixed dose, combination of two previously approved medications: bupropion, a commonly used antidepressant which has also been approved as an aid to those were trying to stop smoking, and naltrexone, a medication that blocks the ...

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]]> 8979 Methylfolate and Depression https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/methylfolate-and-depression/ Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:48:16 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=8895 Depression and Methylfolate The role of methylfolate in the treatment of patients with depression has once again been highlighted by an article published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in 2016. After successfully treating treatment resistant depression in a patient deficient in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tetrahydrobiopterin (necessary for biosynthesis of several neurotransmitters) with sapropterin (a synthetic form of tetrahydrobiopterin’s active isomer), ...

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