Posted by maxx44 on January 3, 2004, at 16:55:24
In reply to re: atypical NMS » maxx44, posted by Larry Hoover on January 3, 2004, at 10:49:26
whew!---'the mark of gentlmen (person)is the ability to 'argue' points with no anger'---thank you for being in that catagory. i'll try and keep my rebuttal sequential to your points, and not assume your stated ignorance of NMS or ANMS as disengenuous.
1--you provide one link referring to the the D2 receptor, others refer to the D5. which is it?
2--the 'known' NMS reaction is 2%, not .2%, and this data comes from the drug cos., hardly a reputable source as the tens-of-millions suffering TD clearly show.
3--i was hit by ANMS, a 'spectral varient'. the keyword being 'spectral'. unlike classic NMS, which often resolves if treated promptly, unless you are among the 20% killed by it, or the even greater % left with 'rigidity (lead-pipe') and permanent altered mental status, ANMS may (in my case did) present at risperdal onset. but as it does not present as 'crisis', rather build with time, it's tricky for many shrinks to notice. i was given a trial for a dx of refractory depression.
4--given the 90 days of risperdal clearly resulted in lower motor-function, muscle-wasting, 'flattening', loss of some higher cognitive functions which persist 3 year's later
'scare-mongering' is IMHO an unjustified conclusion.
5--i repeatedly refer to the 'unique' aspects of each person. hardly overgeneralization.
4--both TD and 'protracted benzo withdrawal syndrome' are known, but not fully understood. but both indicate my point---if the dopamine hardware and receptors are not irreversibly 'wiped', or otherwise rendered inoperable, how is it that TD must be treated with L-dopa, bromocriptine, etc. for life?
5--your data is erudite. it comes, basically, from drug co. funded studies. answer me this. if you wished to partake of the imfamous sail-boat circumnavigation through the deadly 'lower 40's' latitude, would you hire a first mate who read a book or study, or a veteran of that journey?
6--'benzo-phobia' is not simply a 'fad'---rather ethical response, by Law, 'surgical procedure 'knock-out' or short term use are considered the normal use of same with rare exceptions. curiously, i am one, having suffered inoperable damage to my cardiac sphincter--precipitating 'life-threatening' panic. 'life-threatening panic?' my attacks terminate in severe convulsion or intense asthma, followed by being immobile for hours. it's the past indiscriminate scripting of benzos for less-needed use that has produced millions of 'accidental addicts'---these persons i address.
7--DNA? aside from its immune-system factors, to date it may only be shown to control the replication of protien molecules. it instructs a cell to be a liver cell vs. heart, etc.
8--tranqs and ADs are needed, sometimes, to mask symptoms of what now appears 'pathogen infestation' of nervous-systems. how else may you account for the dec. 1 newsweek data? 'when penicillin was introduced for syphilis, thousands of schizophrenics were Cured and released.?'
8--the role of cytoplasm, vs, DNA, is only recently being investigated. who knows?
9--erudition and experience of myself, children, relatives and well over 100 'group' participants obviously takes precedence over erudition alone.
i think that says it all------best wishes
poster:maxx44
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