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Lead
Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Patients who had gained more than 10 lbs of weight in the last 3 months or had BMI of 35 or greater were treated with metformin up to 2500 mg/day in an open label study of up to 3 months time. Changes in weight and glucose measures were recorded.
Age
18–70
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients will be 18-70 years of age;
Currently hospitalized or an outpatient at MPC;
BMI ≥ 35 or excessive recent weight gain ( \> than 10 lb weight gain in the past 3 months);
Patients will have a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder.
You may not be if
Age below 18 or over 70;
Patient is currently already treated with metformin.
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