Posted by Christ_empowered on June 21, 2019, at 10:46:09
In reply to Re: rexulti/abilify what is the real difference, posted by joe f on June 21, 2019, at 10:17:07
eps covers adverse effects such as stiff gait, Parkinsonism, muscle rigidity, etc. I think akathisia is tracked as a category in its own right.
problem with a rough eps profile in an 'atypical' is that it might mean a higher rate of tardive syndromes down the road. the other thing is...
initially, the primary selling point of the 'atypicals' was to control psychosis, mania without (as much) EPS. kinda didn't pan out...low to moderate doses of the older drugs can do the job with less EPS than expected, if the agent is selected carefully (read: low to mid potency, avoid Haldol like the plague), but...
the 'atypicals' do have some beneficial effects on mood, or at least (for me and a lot of other people) they don't push down into depression, cause dysphoric reactions, etc.
im kinda wondering why your doctor won't just try abilify, at a low to moderate dose...there's a whole lot more data available on abilify than rexulti.
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