dosing is an issue, too. it seems that neuroleptics=higher upper dosage to achieve whatever effects are being sought in treatment. Having said that...

for a while there, shrinks relied on "goof balls"--they were combo pills, part upper and part either sedative (usually a barbiturate) or carefully dosed neuroleptic. The ones w/ the upper and the neuroleptic were effective for weight loss, some forms of depression, etc., but there were also occasional horror stories (TD, addiction, etc.). Anyway...

some things never change. Now, it seems to be an amphetamine for "ADD" and then Klonopin for "anxiety." basically the same thing, just...2 prescriptions to fill, 2 diagnoses to contend with, etc. The Ultimate Goof Ball is a downer, a neuroleptic, and an upper. Not the best idea over the long haul, but...effective for extreme states of misery, no doubt.