Am J Psychiatry 1976; 133:1082-1084
Copyright © 1976 by American Psychiatric Association
Treatement of excessive weight gain in patients taking lithium
M Dempsey, DL Dunner, RR Fieve, T Farkas and J Wong
Six female primary affective disorder patients who had gained an average of
9.5 kg while taking lithium lost an average of 2.9 kg on a 10-day 900
calorie a day hospital diet containing 100 mEq of sodium per day. No
evidence of lithium toxicity was observed on this regimen. There was no
evidence that fluid retention played a major role in the weight gain.
