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I am past my edit window, so I can neither delete the post above or edit it, but the replies that suggested I read the article kindly submitted here too hurried
by tokenadult 13y ago
I am past my edit window, so I can neither delete the post above or edit it, but the replies that suggested I read the article kindly submitted here too hurriedly are correct. Sorry about that. On second reading, I think the doctor who wrote this article is trying to assimilate the latest research on long-term effects of antipsychotic drugs. The headline writer indeed didn't do her argument justice. I should have looked past the framing of the argument from the headline and dug more into the details before replying. I agree with her that it is a good idea to have a direct conversation with patients and ask, "Now that you've been on your medications for a while, and you are aware of the difference between your thought processes when you weren't treated, and your thought processes now, do you dare to reduce your medication dose, or stop it entirely, in view of the side effects from the medication you are experiencing?" That is a reasonable question for a physician to ask, and doesn't presuppose an answer from the patient.
Thanks to the participants here who openly disagreed with me and prompted me to read the article a second time when I didn't have an appointment rushing me out the door.