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Posted by Racer on June 24, 2006, at 10:24:19

In reply to Re: May I point out a pattern? » Deneb, posted by Dinah on June 24, 2006, at 7:22:02

> I suspect the fact that it's an antipsychotic has to do with that. I don't hear you being as upset about your other meds.
>
> It's not *just* an antipsychotic. It's used by many people for things other than psychosis.

I don't know if it helps, but you know what sort of drug is given to horses a lot? Anti-psychotics. In people, at least, they're called anti-psychotics. When we give them to horses, they're sedatives, long acting sedatives, anti-anxiety medications, etc. Acepromazine, a cousin to thorazine, is probably the most used. Fluphenazine is used post surgery, to keep them calmer while they recover. Both those are used as often as not as training aids, too. (No, don't ask me what I think of that...) I can't think right now what the other names are. I only know that I was quite surprised when I looked some of those up way back when and discovered I was feeding my horse high doses of APs.

I agree with Dinah -- and think you expressed yourself pretty well, dear -- that it seems as though you're objecting to the common name for the class of drugs Risperdal is in. Listen closely: You, Deneb, are NOT psychotic. You know that. Your pdoc knows that. I know that. Dinah knows that. We ALL know that. Deneb is not psychotic.

But the Risperdal -- call it a heavy anxiolytic, if you like, or a longer acting tranquilizer if that's better -- really does make a difference.

Hope that helps.


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