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Tips For Treating Pick's Disease

Antipsychotic Medication

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Like antidepressants, antipsychotic medications can help Pick's disease patients by calming them. In fact, many antipsychotic medications have a sedating effect, and they are also helpful in stabilizing mood, reducing mania, impulsive behavior, and aggression. Some of the most commonly used antipsychotics include aripiprazole, cariprazine, lurasidone, and risperidone. Side effects are similar to those of antidepressants and include drowsiness, dizziness, weight gain, constipation, increased blood sugar, and blurred vision. Severe side effects, such as muscle spasms, seizures, fainting, and fever may occur, and these should be reported to a doctor promptly. Sometimes, several antipsychotic medicines may be used at one time to provide better symptom control. Patients who are on a combined drug regimen should be monitored very closely by their medical team. If some antipsychotics cause intolerable side effects, other forms of medication can be tried.

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