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How to Treat Tardive Dyskinesia

January 13, 2020

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Aiken has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The VMAT2 inhibitors are FDA approved for tardive dyskinesia (TD), but there are 8 off-label options to consider as well. See how they stack up here, and learn why the atypical antipsychotics ─ with one exception ─ have not put an end to this insidious side effect.

Antipsychotic Maintenance: How Long is Enough?

January 13, 2020

Chris Aiken, MD.

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Aiken has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Atypical antipsychotics can work quickly in mood disorders, but their long-term risks give us pause. When is it safe to discontinue them? The answer, it turns out, depends on whether we look to industry-supported or industry-independent trials.

Varenicline and Bupropion: Soaring Again With EAGLES?

November 22, 2019

Nicholas Rosenlicht, MD.

Nicholas Rosenlicht, MD. Dr. Rosenlicht has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

This research update unpacks the details behind the landmark “EAGLES” trial (Evaluating Adverse Events in a Global Smoking Cessation Study), which led to the removal of the varenicline black box warning.

Weight Gain on Psych Meds

August 19, 2019

Metformin is the top antidote for antipsychotic weight gain, but is it good for patient's health or just their looks? We explore how to use it, delve into its fabled anti-aging effects, and end with a new discovery that may help people lose weight while they sleep.Publication Date: 8/12/19Runtime: 19 minutes,...

Medication Side Effects Part II: Weight Gain, Akathisia, Hair Loss, and Orthostasis

August 1, 2019

Rajnish Mago, MD

Rajnish Mago, MD

Editor-in-Chief of Simple and Practical Mental Health and author of Side Effects of Psychiatric Medications: Prevention, Assessment, and Management Dr. Mago has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Mago reveals his top strategies for common side effects. Featuring safe-dosing of metformin, vitamins for hair loss, and special stockings for orthostasis.

Medication Side Effects: Nausea, Sweating, and Dry Mouth

July 3, 2019

Rajnish Mago, MD

Rajnish Mago, MD
Editor-in-Chief of Simple and Practical Mental Health and author of Side Effects of Psychiatric Medications: Prevention, Assessment, and Management Dr. Mago has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Does ginger ale treat nausea? Not really, but Dr. Mago has some better ideas, and this interview is packed with new and practical ways to manage common side effects of psychiatric medications.

Ginger Ale and Normal Hallucinations

June 10, 2019

Does ginger ale really help nausea? Are hallucinations ever normal? Some of the answers may surprise as we bring you highlights from the June/July double issue of the Carlat Report. Included are practical tips on how to assess spectrum symptoms of mental illnesses, how to intervene in patients at risk...