Posted by Quintal on November 16, 2006, at 10:55:43
In reply to Re: Amisulpride safety , posted by kregpark@yahoo.com on April 24, 2002, at 13:23:31
After taking nearly all available drugs to treat my SA amisulpride was a wonder drug. I would encourage anybody who is in a similar position to try low dose amisulpride to gauge for themselves its effectiveness at treating dysthymia and social anxiety.
I must be honest and say I'm irritated by the tone of finality in the last post. This would, as intended, discourage many naive people from ever considering this drug, and for what? One person's self-diagnosed and apparently barely perceptible dystonic reaction? Dystonia does indeed occur with atypical antipsychotics, is a serious problem (and I too must stress that I am not challenging you over this Ray), but it does seem wrong to me to use that to deter other people from trying this treatment which I know greatly relieves the suffering of many people, myself included.
Amisulpride is approved for use here in the UK and according to my last pdoc, is considered safer in terms of movement disorders than most other antipsychotics, especially at low doses. He described the risk as negligible, which is open to interpretation of course.
I know how annoying it is to have these reactions as I had a similar problem with Paxil, believe it or not, my pdoc did not so I helped myself. Having said that, I would not discourage anyone who was truly suffering from trying Paxil, nor encourage people who have found Paxil effective and tolerable (:-o)?????? to discontinue it.
Selegiline made me feel much worse.
Q
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