Science News: First Scientific Guidance on Tapering Antipsychotics Published

Mad in America: Science News

English - April 06, 2021 10:54 - 9 minutes - 12.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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This week, Peter Simons covers the first peer-reviewed scientific article with specific guidance for discontinuing antipsychotic drugs, a study that found transcranial magnetic stimulation no better than sham treatment for bipolar disorder, and an FDA drug safety communication about the risk of heart arrhythmias with anticonvulsant drug lamotrigine (Lamictal).

Major Publication on Tapering Antipsychotics Released Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Ineffective for People with Bipolar Disorder FDA Drug Safety Communication for lamotrigine

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