Posted by med_empowered on June 13, 2006, at 22:36:00
In reply to Antipsychotics RULE!, posted by alienatari on June 13, 2006, at 22:20:22
I'm not trying to say stop your meds, or even that antipsychotics are always bad...what I **am** saying is that a lot of times it seems like antipsychotics are used in situations where other drugs could be used. Also, some people who are dx'd with "schizophrenia" can do OK with mood-stabilizers (lots of bipolar people are dx'd schizophrenic initially), so the situation is kind of complicated.
In your case, I say if you like your med combo, go for it--but I do think a lot of times there are drugs besides Haldol that can be used, and that might reduce your side effects.
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