What's the deal with antipsychotics for depression

Posted by jerrympls on March 21, 2006, at 23:03:33

I REALLY do not like the growing trend of pdocs using antispychotics as firt-line treatments for depression and anxiety. It almost makes me a bit angry because it shows the blatant hypocrisy in treatment theories for depression. Doctors cling to the serotonin imbalance theory of depression, then put you on a med that hits multiple Dopamine receptors along with NE and serotonin receptors PLUS histamine receptors...yada yada yada. PLUS these antipsychotics have such strong side effects ranging from extreme weight gain to DIABETES!
Why do you all think more and more psychiatrists are turning to antipsychotics as firt-line treatments? And what do youthink of it?
Jerry

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What's the deal with antipsychotics for depression jerrympls 3/21/06
APs for depression med_empowered 3/21/06
Re: APs for depression » med_empowered jerrympls 3/21/06
Re: What's the deal with antipsychotics for depres » jerrympls Caedmon 3/21/06
Re: What's the deal with antipsychotics for depres » jerrympls psychopharmacon 3/22/06
Re: What's the deal with antipsychotics for depres linkadge 3/22/06
Re: What's the deal with antipsychotics for depres Phillipa 3/22/06
Re: What's the deal with antipsychotics for depression deniseuk 3/23/06
APs for depression... med_empowered 3/23/06
Re: What's the deal with antipsychotics for depres Cairo 3/23/06
Re: APs for depression... » med_empowered ed_uk 3/26/06
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Re: APs can help some people's depression! deniseuk 3/30/06
Re: APs can help some people's depression! » deniseuk jerrympls 3/30/06
Re: APs can help some people's depression! » deniseuk Caedmon 3/30/06

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