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hey!

Posted by med_empowered on March 18, 2006, at 17:08:01

In reply to Re: to EDUK, med update » Jeroen, posted by psychopharmacon on March 18, 2006, at 14:02:45

hi! how are you doing? The previous poster made a good point--some of the newer APs seem helpful for established cases of TD. There seems to be a good number of positive reports for Abilify, but that might just be b/c its the newest drug available (in the US, at least). Also, Abilify works a little differently--it "occupies" a higher percentage of D2 receptors (up to 90% plus) than the other atypicals; however, it doesn't seem to cause very much EPS, and the TD risk **seems** to be low. So..the theory (as I understand it) is that TD results in part from dopamine sensitivity; since abilify reduces and increases dopamine levels, the idea is that maybe it could make an effective TD treatment.

Good luck!


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