<prompt> As a side effect the metabolic syndrome is most commonly associated with which of the following group of medications -Anti-anxiety drugsAnti-depressant drugsAnti-psychotic drugsAnti-cholinergic drugs  <response>: Ans. is c i.e., Anti-psychotic drugs Metabolic syndrome svndrome-X1 o Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disorder and diabetes. o The components of metabolic syndrome are obesity, insulin resistance resulting in high insulin level, elevated serum triglyceride and LDL, low HDL and hypeension. o Antipsychotics can cause weight gain, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. o Antipsychotics commonly implicated are clozapine, olanzapine, chlorpromazine and thioridazine. 