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Antipsychotics for dementia linked to more harms than previously acknowledged (www.manchester.ac.uk)
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Risks highest soon after starting drugs, underscoring need for increased caution in early stages of treatment, say experts

Antipsychotic use in people with dementia is associated with higher risks of a wide range of serious health outcomes compared with non-use, according to a new study from a collaboration across the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee.

Higher rates of stroke, blood clots, heart attack, heart failure, fracture, pneumonia, and acute kidney injury were observed in the study funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and published in The BMJ today (17/04/24).

The findings show a considerably wider range of harms associated with antipsychotic use in people with dementia than previously acknowledged in regulatory alerts, with risks highest soon after starting the drugs, underscoring the need for increased caution in the early stages of treatment.

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

The only reason antipsychotics are even being used to treat dementia is because of their sedating effects. These meds have SO many side effects, I would never consent to anyone in my life receiving them for anything except psychosis. Shit, they're prescribing these to children for behavioral problems now. Absolutely fucked up imo