Facts You Need to Know Before Stopping Antipsychotics - Get The Truth About Quitting.

Are you considering quitting your antipsychotic medication?
Before making any decisions, it's important to understand the facts about antipsychotics and their risks. In this video, Lyle address some of the most important questions people have about quitting antipsychotics.

00:00 - 00:18 Intro
00:18 - 02:23 How do antipsychotics work?
02:24 - 03:36 What the difference between 1st and 2nd generation antipsychotics?
03:36 - 04:51 Are antipsychotics effective at lower risk of a tragic event?
04:51 - 06:09 Are antipsychotics effective long term?
06:10 - 12:30 Are there better candidates for antipsychotic withdrawal?
12:31 - 15:12 What do antipsychotic withdrawal symptoms look like?
15:13 - 16:48 Can I cold turkey antipsychotic?
16:49 - 21:51 What is a proper rate of tapering antipsychotics?
21:52 - 23:28 How do I know if I'm tapering too fast?
23:28 - 25:36 If I reinstate because the symptoms are too much what does that look like?
25:36 - 30:51 Whats supplements or diet should I do while tapering?
31:00 - 31:27 Can antipsychotic withdrawal cause psychosis?
31:28 - 35:42 Once I'm off antipsychotics what tools should I have available to me?
35:44 - 39:12 If withdrawal is too difficult are there bridge medications that help?
39:13 - 41:21 If I'm on multiple medications which should I stop first?
41:22 - 42:30 Does your brain go back to normal after antipsychotics?
42:31 - 42:53 Can withdrawing from antipsychotics cause phycoisis that didn't preexist?
42:54 - 43:31 How long does antipsychotic withdrawal last?
43:32 - 44:40 What is the primary reasons stop taking antipsychotics?
44:41 - 45:59 Is Abilify withdrawal different from other antipsychotics?
46:00 - 47:00 Outro

Advantages of Antipsychotic Tapering
Antipsychotic medications can harm, most notably over long-term use. And there is evidence to support that not all persons need to be on antipsychotic medications for life. The good news is that it is possible to accomplish antipsychotic titration or even completely eliminate the need for these heavy medications in many cases. The road map for achieving the best results is to do so in tandem with efforts to reduce or even eliminate the original symptoms that led to the prescription in the first place. Finding root causes and addressing what is found can make the difference between success and failure in treatment.

This is the foundation of antipsychotic tapering success at Alternative to Meds Center.
While these may seem like broad sweeping statements, studies are showing that both atypical and other forms of antipsychotic drugs can at times be avoided and replaced with much less toxic treatments that do not harm the patient and tend to have better compliance. Compromising a patient’s health through unnecessary or over-prescribing harsh, heavy antipsychotic medication has been subjected to much scrutiny and even criticism. There is now sufficient evidence to show that other non-drugging methods of help may be more beneficial to recovery in certain cases.

Researchers have noted that even in cases of schizophrenia, many unmedicated patients do better long-term without antipsychotics. Alternative to Meds Center has found this to be true as well, however, this statement we feel would be irresponsible to extend to ALL patients. Careful discernment is truly warranted for good candidates.

Finding Better Methods of Help
A study out of the UK found that out of 102 subjects suffering from symptoms of schizophrenia, not a single one had a diet that met even the minimum standards of proper nutrition. And, another UK study showed the dramatic impact that changes to the diet had in eliminating symptoms of schizophrenia.

Diet and nutrition are some of the foundations of effective treatment useful for mitigating and eliminating unwanted symptoms, and lessening the need for medication.
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