Posted by King Vultan on November 25, 2004, at 0:16:38
In reply to I am new and need some advice. My Story, posted by JACJ on November 24, 2004, at 15:38:39
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> 1. Will I get TD at this point or will it show up?
>I think it's highly doubtful.
> 2. Since these drugs change your brain chemistry will my brain go back to the way it was before I went on the drugs?
>I think that's probably impossible to answer, but FWIW, when I go off antidepressants, I seem to wind up in pretty much the same state of mind after a while, which is one not remarkably different from the one I had before I started taking ADs over ten years ago.
> 3. Has anyone had withdrawal effects long after you have comme off the drugs?
>I've had some minor withdrawal effects linger on for a few months. Obviously, there will be some individual variation in the timeframe involved.
> 4. I am afraid to take anything b/c I read where other drugs can cause dystonia/TD. Which drugs should I stay away from?
>The only drugs I'm aware of that are noted for causing TD and other EPSEs (extrapyramidal side effects) are ones that blockade the dopamine D2 receptor. This would include all of the antipsychotic drugs, as well as a few other drugs from other classes such as the antidepressant amoxapine. However, the atypical antipsychotics, such as what you took, are much less likely to cause these types of effects than the older, conventional psychotic drugs.
I don't know if you have still have symptoms of depression, but if you have not availed yourself of it already, talk therapy can be just as effective as drug therapy. You also don't have to put up with drug side effects, which I believe is a huge plus.
Todd
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