Dementia & Psychotropic Drugs

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Terry.

I've heard that changes (starting and stopping) can be very devastating. I'm

not the one taking these and I would never take them. I'm just seeing strange

signs in a family member and I'm questioning if this is what could be going on.

This family member is being very secretive.

I know other things can cause these symptoms, but after I read that a

psychotropic drug could do that, I wondered if this was what was going on.

I'm going to go check out drugawareness and see if they answer that question

there.

Merrie

>

> Please go to www.drugawareness.org and read about too-quick withdrawal. Any

change in dose, type of medication, even time of day that meds are taken can

trigger many negative effects. Starting and stopping is a sure recipe for

problems.

>

> Terry

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> Dementia & Psychotropic Drugs

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> I have a question.

>

> I was reading on the Internet tonight that psychotropic drugs can cause

symtoms of a dementia type illness in normal people. Is this true? I also read

that psychotropic drugs, given to a person with a mental impairment, would cause

that person to have an accelerated mental decline. Is that true? Also, if the

person were to stop the drug, would their head suddenly clear up? Like they

take the drug for a day or two, stop for a day (their head clears), and then

start the drug up again for a day or two, etc, etc. Could a person in that way

appear to go in and out of a dementia?

>

> If psychotropic drugs would not cause this, is there a drug that would cause

this (something that looks like dementia, heavy confusion and memory loss)? I

have a family member who is showing these signs and won't disclose whether

they've changed their medications or not. I am very concerned.

>

> Thank you.

> Merrie

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Terry.

I've heard that changes (starting and stopping) can be very devastating. I'm

not the one taking these and I would never take them. I'm just seeing strange

signs in a family member and I'm questioning if this is what could be going on.

This family member is being very secretive.

I know other things can cause these symptoms, but after I read that a

psychotropic drug could do that, I wondered if this was what was going on.

I'm going to go check out drugawareness and see if they answer that question

there.

Merrie

>

> Please go to www.drugawareness.org and read about too-quick withdrawal. Any

change in dose, type of medication, even time of day that meds are taken can

trigger many negative effects. Starting and stopping is a sure recipe for

problems.

>

> Terry

> Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

>

> Dementia & Psychotropic Drugs

>

> I have a question.

>

> I was reading on the Internet tonight that psychotropic drugs can cause

symtoms of a dementia type illness in normal people. Is this true? I also read

that psychotropic drugs, given to a person with a mental impairment, would cause

that person to have an accelerated mental decline. Is that true? Also, if the

person were to stop the drug, would their head suddenly clear up? Like they

take the drug for a day or two, stop for a day (their head clears), and then

start the drug up again for a day or two, etc, etc. Could a person in that way

appear to go in and out of a dementia?

>

> If psychotropic drugs would not cause this, is there a drug that would cause

this (something that looks like dementia, heavy confusion and memory loss)? I

have a family member who is showing these signs and won't disclose whether

they've changed their medications or not. I am very concerned.

>

> Thank you.

> Merrie

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Terry.

I've heard that changes (starting and stopping) can be very devastating. I'm

not the one taking these and I would never take them. I'm just seeing strange

signs in a family member and I'm questioning if this is what could be going on.

This family member is being very secretive.

I know other things can cause these symptoms, but after I read that a

psychotropic drug could do that, I wondered if this was what was going on.

I'm going to go check out drugawareness and see if they answer that question

there.

Merrie

>

> Please go to www.drugawareness.org and read about too-quick withdrawal. Any

change in dose, type of medication, even time of day that meds are taken can

trigger many negative effects. Starting and stopping is a sure recipe for

problems.

>

> Terry

> Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

>

> Dementia & Psychotropic Drugs

>

> I have a question.

>

> I was reading on the Internet tonight that psychotropic drugs can cause

symtoms of a dementia type illness in normal people. Is this true? I also read

that psychotropic drugs, given to a person with a mental impairment, would cause

that person to have an accelerated mental decline. Is that true? Also, if the

person were to stop the drug, would their head suddenly clear up? Like they

take the drug for a day or two, stop for a day (their head clears), and then

start the drug up again for a day or two, etc, etc. Could a person in that way

appear to go in and out of a dementia?

>

> If psychotropic drugs would not cause this, is there a drug that would cause

this (something that looks like dementia, heavy confusion and memory loss)? I

have a family member who is showing these signs and won't disclose whether

they've changed their medications or not. I am very concerned.

>

> Thank you.

> Merrie

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Terry.

I've heard that changes (starting and stopping) can be very devastating. I'm

not the one taking these and I would never take them. I'm just seeing strange

signs in a family member and I'm questioning if this is what could be going on.

This family member is being very secretive.

I know other things can cause these symptoms, but after I read that a

psychotropic drug could do that, I wondered if this was what was going on.

I'm going to go check out drugawareness and see if they answer that question

there.

Merrie

>

> Please go to www.drugawareness.org and read about too-quick withdrawal. Any

change in dose, type of medication, even time of day that meds are taken can

trigger many negative effects. Starting and stopping is a sure recipe for

problems.

>

> Terry

> Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

>

> Dementia & Psychotropic Drugs

>

> I have a question.

>

> I was reading on the Internet tonight that psychotropic drugs can cause

symtoms of a dementia type illness in normal people. Is this true? I also read

that psychotropic drugs, given to a person with a mental impairment, would cause

that person to have an accelerated mental decline. Is that true? Also, if the

person were to stop the drug, would their head suddenly clear up? Like they

take the drug for a day or two, stop for a day (their head clears), and then

start the drug up again for a day or two, etc, etc. Could a person in that way

appear to go in and out of a dementia?

>

> If psychotropic drugs would not cause this, is there a drug that would cause

this (something that looks like dementia, heavy confusion and memory loss)? I

have a family member who is showing these signs and won't disclose whether

they've changed their medications or not. I am very concerned.

>

> Thank you.

> Merrie

>