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Antipsychotics are a group of drugs commonly but not exclusively used to treat psychosis. Conditions for which antipsychotic drugs might be used include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mania, and delusional disorder. Over time different classes of antipsychotics have been developed. A first generation of antipsychotics, known as typical antipsychotics, were discovered in the 1950s. Most of the drugs in the second generation of antipsychotics, known as atypical antipsychotics, have more recently...


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I am on antipsychotics along with medication for anxiety and depression how long should i...

i have been on anti-psychotics for over 12 years. ( along with other medications) anti-psychotics has been very beneficial and therapeutic in my treatment of my mental illnesses. as long...

Asked by Problim Girl - 5 months ago

What is the difference between antipsychotics and mood stabilizers?
I've been diagnosed with bipolar and almost every bipolar person I've talked to are on...

antipsychotics are just what they sound like - anti psychotic. In bipolar they are primarily used to control the psychotic features that some individuals who are bipolar have during mania...

Asked by RastaFaRa22 - 8 days ago

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  • This is sickening, Children drugged with antipsychotics. - 38 replies

    with antipsychotics and whatever drugs you can use to chemically restrain kids. This is pretty sickening Posted January 31, 2008 19:25 Wow, I guess ADHD was so 20th century, lets drug them up with...

    Feb 01, 2008

  • Atypical Antipsychotics (Risperdal) - 8 replies

    month, I'll probably be prescribed Atypical Antipsychotics (also known as light tranquilizers effects) prescriptions are now the atypical antipsychotics. It's just that when they...

    Jan 16, 2004

  • combining antipsychotics - 8 replies

    I found an interesting article about combining antipsychotics at http://www.currentpsychiatry.com Well, I take three antipsychotics. I need all three. They do a specific action, each...

    Jul 07, 2005


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