Do antipsychotic medications make you more stupid?
Yes they do, they dull your emotions and slow your mind. I cannot keep up with a conversation anymore. By the time I have processed what someone said and am ready to react to it they have moved on with talking about something else. I just cannot process the spoken language anymore. I feel I cannot access the frontal part of my brain. http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/psychiatric-drugs/antipsychotics/neuroleptic-brain-damage/shrinking-brain/ http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/psychiatric-drugs/antipsychotics/neuroleptic-brain-damage/
How do I get rid of restlessness caused by antipsychotic medications side effect?
If your doctor isn’t willing to address this, talk to another doctor. Beware of doctors who want to add drugs to deal with the side effects of other drugs. It’s like pouring acetone into the soup because it tastes like gasoline.Looking back, would you have found a drug-free way to deal with the symptoms for which Abilify was prescribed, now that you know how badly it can affect you?If so, you might want to find a doctor who can assist you in living without psych drugs. The brain is delicate, does many things that are affected by drugs, and is too important to assault with chemicals if it can be avoided. That is my opinion as someone who has interacted in a forum for people experiencing problems with antidepressants for the past two years, and reading about the underhanded ways in which these ineffective yet disabling drugs were made to seem safe and effective when they generally are not.
Why can't I sleep without antipsychotic medication?
I have the very same problem... I started out taking 80mg of Geodon every day. The doctor reduced me to 60mg then 40 mg. Since then I have stop seeing my doctor and waiting on the VA to call me for induction to their medical treatment. I have been on the last refill and only taking 40mgs EVERY other day. I noticed on the nights I don't take it I stay up til 2am. And the next day I will be very irritable. On the nights I do take it I go to sleep around 8 pm. When I did take it I noticed I had to take it at 6:00 pm. If I took it any earlier I was anxious. Any later and I couldn't go to sleep until later then I would be tired the next day. One thing about it is I allot of bad dreams or allot of times I wake up cause I know its a dream. So I don't sleep well. But it does seem to make me think clearly.
What happens if a normal person abuses anti psychotic medication?
What? Firstly antipsychotics are used for many conditions, not just schizophrenia or psychosis. A lot of people think that if you have some problem and take medication to treat it then everything is fine but if a person who does not need the medication takes it horrible things will happen. It does not work that way. Antipsychotics like haloperidol and ziprasidone are used to treat Tourette syndrome. Aripiprazole has been approved to treat depression adjacent to an SSRI class antidepressant. Haloperidol is commonly given to people with severe nausea. Antipsychotics are even prescribed for insomnia and anxiety. About 80% of antipsychotics are prescribed for medical conditions they are not approved for. It is actually a very controversial issue because these drugs are used for may things they are not approved for and they can cause severe, life long side effects like movement and metabolic disorders. The risks of antipsychotics are the same regardless of what they are being used for. Antipsychotics are broken into two groups, the typical antipsychotics (haloperidol, chlorpromazine) and atypical antipsychotics (quetiapine, ziprasidone). Both groups of drugs have side effects and have very serious risks associated with use, why they are being used is irrelevant. Antipsychotics are not addictive and do not cause euphoria or anything like that. Actually most people find it extremely unpleasant taking them which is part of the reason compliance is difficult because people with schizophrenia in particular NEED to take them but hate the said effects and often stop. Actually antipsychotics (for the most part) lower the amount of dopamine, drugs of abuse increase dopamine, the neurotransmitter responsible for pleasure.