Posted by WhiteHare on January 25, 2002, at 22:37:19
In reply to Overuse of Zyprexa/Risperdal?, posted by Spike4848 on January 24, 2002, at 23:23:58
>...I wonder if those pdoc are concerned about >the risks of tardive dyskinesia, weight gain, >apathy from antipsychotics...
I have been sick since 1992 and have been on several anti-psychotics. Currently I am on respirdal. I have doubled my weight. I talk to my doctor about this and she says that weight management isn't an issure she covers. It is so frustrating because the weight causes me to be depressed and anti-social. I also can't exercise very well because I am so out of shape. I was institutionalized for two years because of my illness, and I understand that I am very lucky to have found a medicine that works. But I really wish she could do something about the weight issue
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