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Old Nov 08, 2014, 04:02 AM
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Also neurologists treat movement disorder side effects that they recognize are commonly psychotropic drug induced. Psychiatrists are focused on their area which is to treat the mental illness so they aren't seeing the whole picture. Neurologists aren't specialized in treating bipolar but they recognize effects of such drugs as very dangerous psychologically and physically, possibly being a permanent condition. So it's up to us to see the big picture. Movement disorders are sometimes slow to develop that it's missed by doctors under time constraints. Like the stooped slow walking of Parkinsonism. So you'll go in and get an OK to continue on atypicals, etc. In fact, the only time I felt suicidal was when I suffered from this type of side effect. I'd much rather live with my anxiety and hypomania any day.
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