Re: Use of anti-psychotics

From: Pumbaa (tompink_at_megagate.com)
Date: 10/09/04 

Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 17:32:23 -0500

There are always potential health risks involved in drug therapy. Anytime
you take a drug there is a chance that it may kill you. I have atrial fib
so I take Coumadin to prevent potential blood clots. I also have a monthly
blood test. I am aware that the Coumadin could kill me for it was
originally rat poison!
 You do have some interesting questions but the package insert is a
guideline for doctors. They do not have to follow it like it was law.

"Joe" <jhelfand@umd.edu> wrote in message
news:e62610ea.0410091407.24e1ef3b@posting.google.com...
> I have a question about the use of anti-psychotics, like Zyprexa for
> example. Why do some psychiatrists prescribe over 20 mg/day of
> Zyprexa for example, when on the label it says it has specifically
> only been tested at maximum dosage of 20 mg/day, for example by the
> FDA? Some psychiatrists go up to 30 or even 40 per day, because they
> don't think it is effective at 20 I guess. But aren't there potential
> health risks for this? Like for example, who knows what's going to
> happen? Also, it is sometimes prescribed to kids. But there weren't
> any tests on how it effects kids. Is this smart? Another thing, is
> that anti-psychotic tests usually last for about 4 weeks, by the FDA
> for example. And yet, most psychiatrists tell their patients they
> should be on it for the rest of their life. And they sometimes say it
> may take a couple of weeks (for example like 4)for it to work. Does
> the research conducted by the FDA really sufficient to support this
> hypothesis? Is it sufficient to evaluate long term effects of these
> drugs? What do you think?

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