Posted by tygereyes on May 6, 2006, at 15:15:07
In reply to Re: GEODON, posted by Jeroen on May 6, 2006, at 14:11:28
Geodon has been quite a failure, I will agree with you on that. I've worked in hospitals with hundreds of schizophrenics and have never seen a proper response to Geodon.
However, to throw all of the atypicals into the same category is unfair. I have seen catatonics "come to life" with Clozaril. I have seen violent auditory hallucinations cease with Risperdal. I have seen those with severe impairment in social functioning able to function again with Zyprexa. For some, these responses have been nothing short of miracles.
Side effects are going to occur with any drugs you take. Atypicals can cause permanent TD, yes (though Seroquel is a notable exception to this, with, essentially, a 0% risk of TD) but mood stabilizers can cause permanent cognitive dysfunction; hell, even birth control pills can cause permanent loss of sexual functioning!
Just because you had a bad response to a drug does not make it a bad drug, and just because you had a good response does not necessarily make it a good drug. Taking your anger out on the drugs because you did not have a positive experience does not make sense and sends the wrong message to those who could be potentially saved by such drugs.
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