It's not ok to diagnose people and prOscribe medications.

[unsunghero]

Psychiatry has improved millions of people’s lives. Potential side effects are explained ahead of time, meds are adjusted to minimize these, and people choose to sometimes accept minor side effects due to the quality of life improvement of the medication on a whole

Chemical imbalances absolutely exist, trying to deny them is just going to make you look like a Scientologist like Tom Cruise. But you do you

[Cecily]

What test do you perform to check someone's serotonin level? Try this and see if it works is pseudoscience at best.

And fuck you minor side effects. Antipsychotics DoNot have minor side effects.

[unsunghero]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No. It'll be the depo IM antipsychotic they send you out the door with. If you're compliant with these meds, you're fucking poisoning yourself.

No one is given IM psychotics they administer that I’ve heard of

Wrong. False

You may have heard of IM antipsychotics as part of court ordered treatment for an individual deemed to be a threat to themselves/others due to mental illness and refusing to comply with a treatment plan. This is up to a team of doctors and a judge

Those people are given a month’s worth of an antipsychotic in an IV, administered by medical staff at their clinic

[Cecily]

So antipsychotic treatments, when properly managed are unlikely to result in EPS?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018852/

[unsunghero]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What test do you perform to check someone's serotonin level? Try this and see if it works is pseudoscience at best.

And fuck you minor side effects. Antipsychotics DoNot have minor side effects.

Yes the but result of someone’s dopamine level being off is hallucinations and delusions, basically a never ending living nightmare

This results in them not sleeping, sometimes running terrified through a city for days/weeks escaping imaginary pursuers, attacking/killing their own family, or themselves

The side effects are worth the quality of life improvement by stopping these active hallucinations and delusions

As I said. I can’t spell this out more simply

[Cecily]

Dystonia is an acute, alarming involuntary movement disorder that can be painful and distressing, and erodes patient trust and compliance. 31 It is characterized by briefly sustained or intermittent spasms or contractions of antagonistic muscle groups resulting in twisting and repetitive movements or postures. Drug-induced dystonia can affect any muscle group, but most commonly involves the head, neck, jaw, eyes and mouth resulting in spasmodic torticollis, retro- or anterocollis, trismus and dental trauma, forced jaw-opening or dislocation, grimacing, blepharospasm, tongue biting, protrusion or twisting, and distortion of the lips.32-34 It is not action or sensory stimulus dependent. More subtle signs, including muscle cramps or tightness of the jaw and tongue with difficulty speaking or chewing, may precede dystonia or occur alone.

[Cecily]

Parkinsonism
Drug-induced parkinsonism is a subacute syndrome that mimics Parkinson’s disease. Though less alarming than dystonia, it is more common, more difficult to treat and can be the cause of significant disability during maintenance treatment especially in the elderly. Bradykinesia is accompanied by masked facies, reduced arm swing, slowed initiation of activities, soft speech and flexed posture. 32 Bilateral and symmetrical rigidity of neck, trunk and extremities appears with cog-wheeling. Resting or action tremors are also observed symmetrically and can be generalized or take the form of a focal peri-oral tremor (rabbit syndrome). Patients may also experience sialorrhea, and postural or gait disturbances.

[unsunghero]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So antipsychotic treatments, when properly managed are unlikely to result in EPS?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018852/

Yes I have talked to hundreds of people with serious mental illness who have been on 2nd gen antipsychotics for years and do not have muscle tremors or movement disorders. Not saying it’s not possible, but it’s not common

[unsunghero]

Any other exaggerated concerns that don’t actually apply the the majority of people on these meds?

[Cecily]

Although dopamine receptor blockade occurs within a few hours after administration of antipsychotic drugs, the onset of parkinsonism may be delayed from days to weeks, with 50% to 75% of cases occurring within one month and 90% within three months.