cinephile Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I say "shocking" because this won't be news to anyone with psych med experience. Anyway, Mickey at 1boringoldman.com just posted a great new study that concluded that, surprise surprise, patients don't like being stuffed with antipsychotics and don't stick with them because they make them feel terrible. And Mickey even mentioned Bob Whitaker's theory that long-term antipsychotic use worsens long-term prognoses. Mickey also compares the current study to other studies measuring how long patients stay on antipsychotics and gives us this gem: While the curves may differ from each other for a variety of reasons, the message of all three data sets is nonetheless clear. While the notion of continuous treatment of Schizophrenia with neuroleptics may be a recommendation of some, it's only true in their fantasy lives. The Schizophrenic vote is in. No thanks. LINK: http://1boringoldman.com/index.php/2011/10/02/and-leave-it-at-that/ Been on SSRIs since 1998: 1998-2005: Paxil in varying doses 2005-present: Lexapro. 2006-early '08: Effexor AND Lexapro! Good thing I got off the Effexor rather quickly (within a year). **PSYCHIATRY: TAKE YOUR CHEMICAL IMBALANCE AND CHOKE ON IT! APA=FUBAR FDA=SNAFU NIMH=LMFAO Currently tapering Lexapro ~10% every month: STARTING: 15 mg 11/7/10: 13.5 mg 12/7/10: 12.2 mg 1/6/11: 10.9 mg 2/3/11: 9.8 mg 3/3/11: 8.8 mg 4/1/11: 7.8 mg 4/29/11: 7 mg 5/27/11: 6.4 mg 6/24/11: 5.7 mg 7/22/11: 5 mg 8/18/11: 4.5 mg 9/14/11: 4 mg 10/13/11: 3.6 mg 11/9/11: 3.2 mg 12/7/11: 2.6 mg 1/3/12: 2.1 mg 2/2/12: 1.8 mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Altostrata Posted October 2, 2011 Administrator Share Posted October 2, 2011 Another great piece by Dr. Mickey. Moved to Media as the topic is about a blog post rather than posting the paper itself. This is not medical advice. Discuss any decisions about your medical care with a knowledgeable medical practitioner. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has surpassed our humanity." -- Albert Einstein All postings © copyrighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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