Janet:
I know a number people for whom Haldol has worked, but even more people for whom it hasn't worked. It has been the same story with other meds.
I have no doubt that the people for whom Haldol has worked will tell you a life today is worth the potential long term difficulties. After all, any one of us could run over by a truck today.
This is the kind of stuff we each need to work out with our doctor.
Robin
PS. Thank you for responding to my CHOICES series of SharePosts. There is lots more to come, so I'm really hoping you will continue with the group.
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Thank-you Mr.Cunningham for putting a nice face on an old friend. I was prescribed Haldol for several years at a "peak" psychotic phase of my illness.
It was effective and ,even though it's been 25 years since, I can remember being brought under control at the time . It's too bad that the atypical medications steal the show now and don't give the old stand-bys their worth.
Don:
The skinny that I've heard is that recent studies have shown that the atypicals are turning out to be no more effective than the older drugs and that their side affects are differnt but just as hard to live with. I haven't seen the studies so there is no way I can be sure the skinny is correct, but it is what I've heard.
I took one of the early medications for forty years and it worked great for me, so I hear what your saying.
Robin