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Re: Risk of sudden death? }} Deneb

Posted by sdb on February 5, 2009, at 12:47:44

In reply to Risk of sudden death?, posted by Deneb on January 18, 2009, at 2:26:47

> I read people who take new antipsychotics still have an increased risk of death from heart problems.
>
> I read 2 out of 1000 people die suddenly and that the risk is doubled.
>
> How worried should I be? I take Risperdal.

for some persons these drugs can cause an arrhythmia called torsade.

take care if you add a drug to the risperdal (polypharmacy) or if you increase the dosage.
eg. don't take any drugs that inhibits cytochrome p450IId6 (a polymorph one, that is different from person to person) and speak with your doc if you change something.

how worried shoud you be? - I can't give an appropriate answer in your specific case.

warm regards

sdb


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