Drowsiness, restlessness, muscle spasms, tremor, dry mouth, or blurring of vision.
EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SIDE EFFECTS. Besides the subjective feeling of discomfort, extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotics in general can add to the stigma associated with schizophrenia. Some patients can have preexisting motor abnormalities, before the initiation of any antipsychotic medications. Now, more than 15 years after the first atypical antipsychotic entered the market, psychiatrists have gradually come to realize that while extrapyramidal symptoms and tardive dyskinesia occur less frequently with atypical agents, these medications may present a different set of adverse effects. Antipsychotic Side-effect Checklist (ASC) - Overview n Communication with patients about side-effects improves medication adherence. n The ASC was designed to assess for various side-effects of antipsychotic medication and the subjective distress associated with the side-effects.  Different patients have different treatment responses and side effects to various antipsychotic drugs. A patient may do better with one drug than another. The long-term side effects of antipsychotic drugs may pose a considerably more serious problem. Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a disorder characterized by involuntary movements most often affecting the mouth, lips, and tongue, and sometimes the trunk or other parts of the body such as arms and legs. During the early phases of antipsychotic 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. I'd like to define this antipsychotic side-effect first, as all discussions of antipsychotic drugs make reference to tardive dyskinesia. Tardive Dyskenesia, or TD, is a side-effect that was especially prevalent in the older antipsychotics described below.  The 1990s saw the development of several new drugs for schizophrenia, called atypical antipsychotics.. Because they have fewer side effects than the older drugs, today they are often used as a first-line treatment. The first atypical antipsychotic, clozapine (Clozaril), was introduced in the United States in 1990. Dosages and side effects. Some drugs are very potent and the doctor may prescribe a low dose. Other drugs are not as potent and a higher dose may be prescribed. Unlike some prescription drugs, which must be taken several times during the day, some antipsychotic medications can be taken just once a day. Antipsychotic Drug Warnings: There have been 72 warnings from eight countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa) warning that antipsychotic drugs cause harmful side effects. Antipsychotic Drug Studies: There are 97 studies from seventeen countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, Spain, Turkey, Italy, Israel, Ireland, Denmark, New Zealand, China, France, Japan, Sweden, Taiwan) showing that antipsychotic drugs cause harmful side effects. People considering an antipsychotic for bipolar disorder should be screened for their risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetes Care. Common side effects of antipsychotic medications include: 1  Blurred vision. 2  Dry mouth. 3  Drowsiness. 4  Muscle spasms or tremors. 5  Weight gain Antipsychotic drugs, like virtually all medications, have unwanted side effects along with their beneficial effects. During the early phases of antipsychotic 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.
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