Weight change associated with antiepileptic drugs

Pickrell, W. O., Lacey, A. S., Thomas, Rhys Huw ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2062-8623, Smith, Philip E. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-2562 and Rees, M. I. 2012. Weight change associated with antiepileptic drugs. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 84 (7) , pp. 796-799. 10.1136/jnnp-2012-303688

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Abstract

Aim To investigate antiepileptic drug (AED)-related weight changes in patients with epilepsy through a retrospective observational study. Method We analysed the anonymised electronic primary care records of 1.1 million adult patients in Wales. We included patients aged 18 years and over with a diagnosis of epilepsy, whose body weight had been measured up to 12 months before starting, and between 3 and 12 months after starting, one of five AEDs. We calculated the weight difference after starting the AED for each patient. Results 1423 patients were identified in total. The mean difference between body weight after and before starting each AED (together with 95% CI and p values for no difference) were: carbamazepine (CBZ) 0.43 (−0.19 to 1.05) p=0.17; lamotrigine (LTG) 0.31 (−0.38 to 1.00) p=0.38; levetiracetam (LEV) 1.00 (0.16 to 1.84) p=0.02; sodium valproate (VPA) 0.74 (0.10 to 1.38) p=0.02; topiramate (TPM) −2.30 (−4.27 to −0.33) p=0.02. Conclusions LEV and VPA were associated with significant weight gain, TPM was associated with significant weight loss, and LTG and CBZ were not associated with significant weight change.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing Group
ISSN:	0022-3050
Date of Acceptance:	11 November 2012
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2022 09:38
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/88696

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