2006-11-03 18:15:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
anti psychotics are not given to people that are not psychotic drug company's do know what is in them and pharmacies have all the information to give to you as to what they do peter t is way off yes drug companies make a fortune but every drug is for a specific mental illness i worked in a mental health hospital for thirty years if it wasn't for the drugs our hospital would be full of institutional patients 90% of the reason people have to return to the hospital is because they have stopped their medication i have seen hundreds of people admitted that are extremely sick and suffering and see them leave with the proper treatment and medication i know the medication has unpleasant side effects, but have seen it help so many suffering souls that CANNOT FUNCTION without them yes there are cases were a person has been given a psychotic drug and not psychotic but has been misdiagnosed the good outweighs the bad and medication does more good then harm if helmut could spend some time in a mental hospital he would know what is going on you must realize for a major organic mental illness, there is no cure. talking with a therapist will not work for a person with a major mental illness, because without medication they distort reallity and you cannot be delusional and expect just talking to help hope this helps
2006-11-04 01:06:05 · answer #1 · answered by zeek 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they effect certain neural systems in ways that are beneficial for other uses. I know that a few are used by Bipolar people for sleep, and I think a couple may have mood stabilizing properties as well. A lot of psychotropics are used for more than just the most common illness they are designed to treat. Antipsychotics are a class of drug and their use is not always related to psychosis.
2006-11-04 03:20:26 · answer #2 · answered by Alex62 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In short, lazy psychiatrists, psychologists, and prevaricating mental health workers.
antipsychotic drug
NOUN:
Any of a group of drugs, such as the phenothiazines or butyrophenones, that are used to treat psychosis. Also called major tranquilizer , neuroleptic .
Antipsychotic Medications
Abilify, aripiprazole
Clozaril, clozapine
Geodon, ziprasidone
Haldol, haloperidol
Lidone, molindone
Loxitane, loxapine
Mellaril, thioridazine
Moban, molindone
Navane, thiothixene
Orap (for Tourette's syndrome), pimozide
Permitil, fluphenazine
Prolixin, fluphenazine
Risperda,l risperidone
Serentil, mesoridazine
Seroquel, quetiapine
Stelazine, trifluoperazine
Taractan, chlorprothixene
Thorazine, chlorpromazine
Trilafon, perphenazine
Vesprin, trifluopromazine
Zyprexa, olanzapine
Antidepressants and antianxiety drugs are not included in this list.
2006-11-04 02:55:45 · answer #3 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
B/c the psychopharmacology industry is huge $$$$. They don't know how these medicines work, but it beats giving the time and effort to give people proper therapy so they give antipsychotics.
2006-11-04 02:23:38 · answer #4 · answered by dudeeeeeeeesssssssss 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because they can help alleviate some of the distressing symptoms in other mental illnesses eg. depression. I am taking quetiapine and it reduces some terrifying thoughts that I have even though I'm not psychotic.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-04 08:29:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're called antipsychotic ( classification of the drug), but that does not mean that you are one. Rather, they are typically taken for anxiety. For example, Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan, Valium.
2006-11-04 02:23:54 · answer #6 · answered by Halo 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋