Posted by Zonked on September 11, 2011, at 19:19:59
In reply to Re: Antipsychotics Increasingly Prescribed for Anxiety, posted by linkadge on September 11, 2011, at 15:38:42
How disturbing but not suprising. Years from now, this will probably be seen as a barbaric mistake, and I'd bet anyone 100 bucks the APA will say so, too. I understand that some people are happy with the results of AAP therapy, but the risks outweigh any potential benefit for me. I am aware long term benzo use carries some risks as well but I am okay with that. APs have entered my body twice, and made me feel like a drooling emotionless zombie both times. I'd also be afraid of EPS and diabetes. Xanax kills anxiety without making me feel unlike myself. If you go to askapatient.com and look at what patients have to say about these meds, or look up tardive dyskinesia on youtube, you might want to think twice before taking these pills for a nonpsychotic condition. I am less afraid of the Temodar chemotherapy drug my mom takes for brain cancer than I am of these drugs. At least she won't start having uncontrollable movements, develop diabetes, or feel restless. What really bugs me is that we have extremely safe and effective drugs available to treat anxiety disorders. I would support their use in nonpsychotic conditions only as last line treatment. And only if the patient were always made fully aware of potential side effects which I doubt is the case much of the time. I never thought I'd see antipsychotics advertised on TV for anything. One day we might consider these as revolting as old ads for Thorazine in medical journals to treat things like anxiety or ADHD go children. Yes, there were ads like that. My .002 -z
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