Posted by CareBear04 on April 1, 2004, at 16:52:48
In reply to The TD myth ?rod, posted by AMD on April 1, 2004, at 14:20:21
this stuff is scary! i hope for all our sakes that TD is really as rare as it's supposed to be. i think i heard somewhere that the chances of getting it increase the longer you're on them. that worries me a lot. i started taking risperdal a year ago, in the hospital, when i was 20. since then, i've also been on zyprexa, seroquel, abilify, trilafon, and now haldol. i've exhausted my options in the atypical category and i've moved on to the old traditional antipsychotics. it's true that in the hopstial, they try to shove APs down your throat, at least in my case. i'm definitely not schizophrenic or out of control manic, so what are some better alternatives to the APs? i don't know how long my dr plans to keep me on them, but it scares me to think of all those years ahead that could increase my risk for TD.
cb
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