Posted by yxibow on October 4, 2006, at 14:37:40
In reply to Re: QoL: Old versus atypical antipsychotics, posted by ed_uk on October 4, 2006, at 11:18:36
> > I wouldn't go near a phenothiazine with a ten foot pole again...
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> Well no, me neither but evidently some people prefer typical APs. Perhaps they'd rather take haloperidol than end up the size of a house on Zyprexa.
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> Ed
>There's always Seroquel. Which I have to fight against too, not doing the best at the moment because I had a cold and didn't go to the gym for a while.
Yes, lipid profile is an issue, but quality of life is also one. There is still a difference between the EPS on say, Geodon, and Haldol, for a number of people. If a portion of the population prefers Mellaril, then maybe that's the drug for them. But old line neuroleptics as a whole have a rather nasty set of EPS, especially for those with affective disorders. Pure schizophrenia, there may be a difference.
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