Posted by SLS on February 28, 2005, at 6:39:32
In reply to Re: Anyone taper from Antipsychotics?, posted by JACJ on February 27, 2005, at 21:50:28
> I am very mad and upset still about this b/c I was just a person with some anxiety and depression and this was all for nothing!!
It would seem unusual that you would be prescribed a neuroleptic for mild depression and anxiety.
> I am fine now and why I was I put on these heavy hitting drugs.
> I was DX as Bi-polar II with psychotic features.That was probably the reason.
> I don't think people realize how bad AP's are.
Unfortunately, they are the best we have at the moment. They have a crucial place in the armamentarium of psychiatric drugs, that, until better treatments become available, will continue to change people's lives for the better.
> Who know if I have permanent damage or if I will siffer from this down the line.
I'm sure you will come across much debate about this. However, I think you will find that most people consider Geodon one of the drugs least likely to produce irreversible effects.
> My goal is to make people realize these drugs are bad and can contribute so many side effects which doctor's blame on the illness one has.
I'm sure some clinicians become confused by the idiosynchratic reactions some of their patients have to the drugs they prescribe, but I don't think you can generalize this to psychiatry as a whole.
> I have done tons of research and have talked to hundreds of people and these AP's need to be stopped IMO.
I have seen severe psychotic states up close in people whom have bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder. I have seen what has become of their lives and their moment by moment concious experiences. My my opinion differs with yours. I think it is critical that these drugs remain available.
What would you propose to do to treat these people without the benefit of neuroleptic antipsychotics?
- Scott
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