“…In addition, obesity in women with BD may be a side effect of mood stabilizers. Many studies have also confirmed the association between long‐term treatments of valproate and elevated risk of obesity, weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia (P. S. Chen et al, ; Petty et al, ; Rehman, Sachan, & Chitkara, ; Verrotti, la Torre, Trotta, Mohn, & Chiarelli, ). Another study found the sex‐related pharmacokinetic differences of valproate, showing that valproate‐treated women without contraceptive therapy have longer lag times, lower hepatic outputs, and higher reabsorbed fraction than men (Ibarra, Vázquez, Fagiolino, & Derendorf, ).…”