BITESIZE: Dr. Deanna Kelly on Clozapine and Ketogenic Therapy
Can ketogenic therapy help offset some of the metabolic side effects of clozapine while preserving its psychiatric benefits?
Dr. Deanna Kelly, a leading clozapine researcher, joins Dr. Bret Scher to discuss what she has seen clinically when ketogenic therapy is used alongside clozapine and other antipsychotic medications.
Dr. Kelly shares the case of a patient taking clozapine who also had diabetes and metabolic syndrome. After five weeks on a ketogenic diet, the patient’s glucose, insulin, and hemoglobin A1C returned to the normal range. She also explains why people taking antipsychotics…
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