Posted by med_empowered on July 11, 2006, at 2:05:23
In reply to Re: Zyprexa caused tardive diskinesia in son, posted by dandjsell on July 10, 2006, at 21:19:46
I'm horrified by your shrink. She really should have warned you about the possibility of TD and other problems with zyprexa. Zyprexa and the newer antipsychotics cause **fewer** problems than the old drugs, but they are not problem-free.
I also cant understand why she'd RX risperdal. Of all the atypicals, risperdal is probably the most harsh and the most likely to cause EPS. Some trials even failed to show a clear benefit over Haldol, the "rough stuff" used back in the 60s.
Do you think your son needs an antipsychotic? Even if he does have bipolar (or bipolar meds help whatever it is he's dealing with), there are other options, like anticonvulsants (depakote, lamictal, trileptal, tegretol, keppra, etc.) and Lithium.
Sorry about your experience.
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