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I still argue that antipsychotics are generally overused and that many cases that require them are either currently perpetuated or were in the past caused by te
by grapist420 5y ago
I still argue that antipsychotics are generally overused and that many cases that require them are either currently perpetuated or were in the past caused by technological or societal conditions, regardless 20% in these nursing homes is dramatic vs the overall 1.6%, down to .5% among older people. https://sci-hub.se/downloads/2020-10-18/9d/dennis2020.pdf https://sci-hub.se/downloads/2020-10-18/9d/dennis2020.pdf
- tcj_phx 5y agoThere are always causes behind the symptom of "psychosis". People commonly develop metabolic problems. My "crazy" friend was doing okay, back in July [ref: my comment history]. I watched her open a bottle of sugar free electrolyte drink concentrate and drink a serving. Over the course of the next hour she got paranoid and flipped on me, "DON'T FOLLOW ME, I DON'T KNOW YOU", and disappeared. Brains need glucose and fructose, b-vitamins, thyroid hormone, vitamin A, etc. Stressed brains use more glucose than brains at rest. Old people commonly lose their metabolisms. I think what I observed was the fake-sugar in the sugar-free drink causing insulin release -> low blood sugar. The normal response to low blood sugar is cortisol release, but people who have a tendency to psychotic disorders can't make cortisol. It was fascinating to watch & reconstruct. p.s. your sci-hub link is titled "Characteristics of U.S. adults taking prescription antipsychotic medications, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013–2018"