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Anti-psychotic drugs, like virtually all medications, have unwanted effects along with their beneficial effects. During the early phases of drug treatment, patients may be troubled by side effects such as drowsiness, restlessness, muscle spasms, tremor, dry mouth or blurring of vision. Most of these can be corrected by lowering the dosage or can be controlled by other medications. Different patients have different treatment responses and side effects to various anti-psychotic drugs. A patient may do better with one drug than another.

Anti-psychotic medications developed in recent years all appear to have a much lower risk of producing TD than the older, traditional anti-psychotics. The risk is not zero, however; they can produce side effects of their own such as weight gain. In addition, if given at too high of a dose, the newer medications may lead to problems, such as: social withdrawal and symptoms resembling Parkinson’s disease, a disorder that affects movement. Nevertheless, the newer anti-psychotics are a significant advance in treatment, and their optimal use in people with schizophrenia is a subject of much current research. (Orey, 2001)

Young, P. (1988). The encyclopedia of health: schizophrenia. New York: Chelsea

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