Comments on: Case Studies Reveal Patient Empowerment Through Tapering Antipsychotics https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/05/case-studies-reveal-patient-empowerment-through-tapering-antipsychotics/ Science, Psychiatry & Social Justice Mon, 13 May 2024 13:50:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: CallMeCay https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/05/case-studies-reveal-patient-empowerment-through-tapering-antipsychotics/#comment-280791 Mon, 13 May 2024 13:50:28 +0000 https://www.madinamerica.com/?p=256267#comment-280791 I love seeing research like this. I’ve worked with a lot of folks diagnosed with psychotic disorders, and from what I’ve seen, most of them are wildly overmedicated, but there are some who seem to get enormous benefit from antipsychotic medications. In the same way, some folks experience their voices/experiences as positive and meaningful, and others as totally useless and meaningless. So I like seeing this kind of third option, where it’s neither “their brains are broken, everyone must be medicated”, nor “antipsychotics are always harmful/oppressive and everyone can/should live without them”, but instead “as long as individuals have autonomy, support, and personal control over their meds, they will end up living more empowered and connected lives, no matter what dosage they ultimately choose for themselves”. Hopefully we see bigger studies with more generalizable results soon!

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