Medicines For Mental Illnesses - Comments

[ntuc1980]

Medicines For Mental Illnesses - Comments



Note : The article below is about the hidden hazardous side effects of modern medications meant for the treatment of mental illnesses.

In fact most of the depression-related medications, especially the antipsychotics meant for the treatment of such mental illnesses as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder etc would tend to carry such hidden and potentially hazardous and disastrous side effects (especially the ones manifesting in the forms of various uncontrollable, involuntary and purposeless movements / muscle twitching disorders on the parts of the eyes, face, arms, legs etc) as Extrapyramidal Symptoms , Tardive Dyskinesia , Dystonia, Akathisia and in some serious cases, the neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinsonism etc.



Next, no matter how sophisticated the modern drugs are being invented and developed, especially the second-generation antipsychotics, such a potential side effect remains inherent in such medications that carry the side effects of antagonizing the dopamine receptors (one of the main neurotransmitters / the key elements of neurons / nerve cells in our nervous system essential for the control of human body motions) . Even though the possibility of manifestation of such neuromuscular symptoms may be very small or even negligible as proven by the established scientific research, other experimental and clinical verifications, it would still depend on such other factors as the different physical conditions of the users of such drugs, other unexpected possible allergy cases etc.



All in all, it would be the amount of medical attention and professional care of the medical personnel dealing with the specific cases of their patients and dispensing the drugs with such dopamine-disturbing side effects that would be primarily essential to ensure the non-occurrence of such disorders or minimize the risk of getting such disastrous and undesired neuromuscular side effects.

In regard of the topic elaborated above, well, based on my real life observations so far, usually the paper catalogues, pamphlets and brochures for such medications would tend to include the information about their side effects in the forms of fine prints and some very small-size characters in that many users would most of the time tend to ignore them or simply take them as some medical jargons that are otherwise meaningless to them.



But in reality, it's always important to at least get an understanding about the medications that one takes so as to take precautions against any unwanted disastrous side effects from them. Lastly, I hope that the information given above will be useful to the intended readers. Thank you.

 

[Charity]

Most of the time a pharmacy will give you a printed out sheet telling you about your medication and with the most important facts about your medication....They give the side effects that are most likely to occur. It is a lot easier to read than the small instruction sheet that usually accompanies a medication.....So at least now we have a better chance of awareness to the potential hazards of a medication.....
Sometimes the side effects are worse than the disease, but after the body adjusts and starts to tolerate the medication it is well worth it....

 

[DallasApple]

The only other thing is..many of these drugs we have no idea what the long term use of them can cause later on down the road..Or even taking them temporarly and stopping..

But sometimes you have to take the risk in order to cure the immediate suffering.

Love

Dallas