Posted by med_empowered on February 21, 2005, at 17:22:03
In reply to Re: Can you get ADDICTED to anti-EPS drugs?, posted by ed_uk on February 21, 2005, at 13:48:56
Hey! The only place I've EVER read about an "addiction" or "dependence" on anti-EPS medication was in "Survining Schizophrenia," the latest edition, written by self-proclaimed schizophrenia+bi-polar expert E. Fuller Torrey...even he only mentions one case of it. Think about how these drugs work: they disrupt the normal cycle of the release and absorption of dopamine to an ENORMOUS degree; even newer drugs appear to block about 60-70% of normal dopamine absorption. Basically, regular use of neuroleptics causes a kind of drug-induced Parkinson's, with side-effects that are frighteningly similar to what those with Parkinson's experience...this is why anti-Parkinson's drugs help; they temporarily make dopamine levels more normal.
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