Significant differences exist with regard to time of discontinuation between different antipsychotic agents; for initial treatment, rapid onset/poor tolerability increases discontinuation, whilst for ...

Antipsychotics can be life-changing for anyone experiencing psychosis, including people with schizophrenia. But they can also come with challenging side effects. Older, first-generation antipsychotics ...

Antipsychotics, as their name implies, are an important part of treating psychosis, a mental state often associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, though they can also be prescribed for ...

People take antipsychotics to treat schizophrenia and other mental health conditions. Your doctor will work with you to monitor your side effects and dosing schedule. Over the past few decades, access ...

Donald Goff, Jeffrey Lieberman, and colleagues recently published a review article entitled “The Long-Term Effects of Antipsychotic Medication on Clinical Course in Schizophrenia” in the American ...

Doctors prescribe antipsychotic medications to treat psychosis. Mental health conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia can include psychosis. Psychosis occurs when a person’s mental health ...

A research group in the Department of Pharmacology of the University of the Basque Country has investigated the adverse reactions that antipsychotics can cause in the mouth. The study was based on ...

It’s not withdrawal, it’s a relapse of your illness. This is what many people trying to stop their antipsychotic drugs are told when seeking support to get off the medication. Antipsychotics are a ...

Older, first-generation antipsychotics, like chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and haloperidol (Haldol), usually cause movement-related side effects, such as tremors, says Randall Turner, DO, a psychiatrist ...