Some of the older meds are like torture. Some are very popular here, for anxiety and sleep. They are often used at first option when someone comes in new at hospital with psychosis. Because they are "safe".

Clozapin is an atypical though. It's just food for thought I think, that they tell us all the new meds are safe. Like they always did when the old meds were new.

I'd rather take Risperdal (the only antipsychotic that didn't make me panicky) than Geodon or Seroquel that makes me that. On the other hand, our healthcare's favorite for sleep and anxiety, Nozinan, an old type med related to Thorazine, makes me anxious as well. So... for me all are out anyway.

Also I think the study said Clozaril was also the med most patients agreed with, so it cannot be like Haldol.

Of course the patient should get the med that suits them the best. If someone really has schizophrenia I do understand taking risks with health because it is worth it. But giving them out right and left for anxiety and sleep??.. Ugh.

I'm where benzos are phased out and they are actually taken off the market. The plan is to only keep those who have more use than just for mental stuff, like severe ET and epilepsy. All the others will go and be made near impossible to get as a psych patient. So then the off label prescription of neuroleptics will go up even more. There will me no new patients put on benzos and most of the old ones are "reviewed". We already had several deaths because people couldn't stand losing their meds they had for years. Others turn to the black market. Makes me mad. Where does it put me that get anxious from what they use for anxiety, when they take MY benzos for good? They CT'd me twice. Had to find new doctors that are more allowing. But when this one is prevented by law to prescribe to me, then what? Sigh.

Plus my antidepressant that I need will potentiate neuroleptics by an unknown number. Could be as small as double. Could be as bad as 20 times.

Sometimes I really hate psychiatry.