As a side effect the metabolic syndrome is most comm only associated with which of the following group of medications?
Anti-anxiety drugs
Anti-anxiety drugs
Anti-psychotic drugs
Anti-cholinergic drugs
Answer is option 3,antipshycotic drugs. Antipsychotic drugs used in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses can induce weight gain, with some agents having a greater propensity to do so than others. These adverse effects associated with second-generation antipsychotics are also pa of the metabolic syndrome. Ref
Central Nervous system