Alleviating the Metabolic Side Effects of Antipsychotic Medications

"Participants who are randomly assigned to the moxonidine/experimental group will be treated with moxonidine oral tablets for twelve weeks. Participants will begin their moxonidine treatment at 0.2mg dosage, which will be increased to 0.4mg over the first two weeks.~At the end of the twelve weeks of treatment, participants will be withdrawn from moxonidine over a period of two weeks."

"To examine the effects of moxonidine treatment, a placebo oral tablet will be used for comparison purposes.~The duration and number of placebo tablets participants will be required to take will be the same as the amount required in the moxonidine group."

"Participants who are randomly assigned to the moxonidine/experimental group will be treated with moxonidine oral tablets for twelve weeks. Participants will begin their moxonidine treatment at 0.2mg dosage, which will be increased to 0.4mg over the first two weeks.~At the end of the twelve weeks of treatment, participants will be withdrawn from moxonidine over a period of two weeks."

"To examine the effects of moxonidine treatment, a placebo oral tablet will be used for comparison purposes.~The duration and number of placebo tablets participants will be required to take will be the same as the amount required in the moxonidine group."