(DIR) Return Create A Forum - Home --------------------------------------------------------- MS Speaks (HTM) https://msspeaks.createaforum.com --------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** (DIR) Return to: MISCELLANEOUS ***************************************************** #Post#: 4403-------------------------------------------------- (Nursing Times) Antipsychotics for dementia linked to "mult iple adverse outcomes" By: agate Date: April 29, 2024, 1:24 am --------------------------------------------------------- People with MS are sometimes misdiagnosed as psychotic, and sometimes (rarely) MS includes one of the dementias--and antipsychotic drugs are often prescribed even before a diagnosis could possibly be established with any certainty. Antipsychotic drugs can have severe side effects, some permanent. From Nursing Times (April 18, 2024)--"Antipsychotics for dementia linked to 'multiple adverse outcomes'": (HTM) https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/older-people/antipsychotics-for-dementia-linked-to-multiple-adverse-outcomes-18-04-2024/ *****************************************************