[dmz]

She was taken off of the anti-psychotics when she was no longer psychotic. They are not part of her regular medications.

Her pyschoses were a direct result of not taking bipolar meds.

[bdeaner]

So she was on them for a short time? Like a month or two? If so, that might explain why she never developed any of the side effects that happen with long-term, chronic use of these medications ("long term" meaning longer than 3-6 months).

Have you ever seen a person with severe akithesia caused by anti-psychotic drugs? It's got to be the closest thing on earth to a living hell. It develops in a very large porportion of people who take anti-psychotic drugs over a long period of time--the risk increasing exponentially with every year the person is on the medication. So, I am glad your mom is off the anti-psychotics -- probably weaned from them after they were no longer needed. They worked for her, which is great, and now she is not at risk, because she is functioning without them. That's a happy ending. Awesome.

[bdeaner]

Check out this article on drug reps. Not to beat a dead horse on the drug rep comment earlier -- I admit it was an inflammatory statement -- but it's hard for me to construe a job like this as anything remotely more noble in profession than a prostitute. How do these people live with themselves everyday?