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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
I actually fear Latuda and other anti-psychotics.
Anti-psychotics have been shown to reduce the amount of grey matter in your brain. In other words, your brain literally shrinks from too much anti-psychotic usage (since brain cells are killed), and obviously the damage is irreversible.
Latuda is a 2nd-generation anti-psychotic, so it doesn't do as much damage as 1st-generation anti-psychotics, but it still does damage nonetheless.
I think I want to get off Latuda once I titrate up on Lamictal. I'm going to ask my pdoc about it tomorrow during my appointment.
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That is a bit simplistic. It hasn't been shown to do that in my brain or all brains. Too much might definitely do that, but it is per se bad because too much always is. Too little causes similar problems. The right amount varies greatly per individual. Most brains (obviously) don't need any.
If you don't need them, sure don't, but too quickly mistrusting something that helps against mistrusting is something you should try to avoid, since for some it is really needed to function at all, in any way.
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It's also a bit too early to tell whether atypical antipsychotics are really better, but it seems likely.
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Basically, the brain is full of paradoxes. And so is life.