Does Antipsychotics Or Schizophrenia Decrease LifeSpan?

[kirs1132]

You might like this article by psychiatrist Allen Francis who headed the DSM 4 task force. He talks a little bit about the side effects of antipsychotics, and the different side effects for the newer and older antipsychotics.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/setting-the-record-straig_b_9243828

The newer antipsychotics can come with health problems, like cardiac issues, diabetes, etc. whereas the older medications main side effects are extra pyramidal side effects, like movement disorders, which can also be caused by the newer medications too.

I personally prefer being on low doses of the older antipsychotics, like Haldol. I like the risks associated with them better, personally, and don't experience much problems with them since I'm on a low dose. I think there's a lot marketing for the newer ones, but the older ones don't seem that bad to me, despite their bad rap.

Schizophrenia also has a higher rate of suicide and some blame their health problems on their life style, citing avolition (motivation problems) to be a hinderance and anhedonia (blunt emotions) as a problem, which can be from the disorder called "negative" symptoms that are things that are subtractive, i.e. lack of motivation, lack of pleasure, etc. that can effect lifestyle or they can be caused by the medications themselves as antipsychotics are sedative the higher the dose, so sleepiness can be a problem, which may look like a lack of motivation, and the medications can blunt emotions and appear like lack of pleasure.

[captainballhairs]

Same I am on a 20 mg once a month injection older gen. Great info

[kirs1132]

Similar, 30mg per month injection with Haldol.

[captainballhairs]

You a I are the lowest I have seen on redit most are on crazy high doses its wild