Posted by yxibow on March 22, 2009, at 14:58:33
In reply to Re: Reserpine--Do They Still Prescribe It?, posted by cable1234 on March 22, 2009, at 10:09:19
> Well I have real bad tardive akathisia. They say it can help.Well that may be an indication -- don't forget though the benefits have to outweigh the risks, reserpine can cause TD and TDy.
Tetrabenazine (Xenaxine) is cleaner, although it is harder to obtain since it is an orphan drug now on the market in the US, doesn't carry quite the liability, but it still can do it. Tetrabenazine also carries a long term risk of pseudoparkinsomism.
I wish you luck with your informed choices.
There is also Clozaril which carries its own restrictive blood monitoring but carries a near zero risk of TD and a low risk of TDy as other agents.
-- Jay
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