What Do Antipsychotics Treat?
This symptom involves seeing or hearing things that are not actually there.
What are hallucinations?
Brain cells communicate using these chemical messengers
What are neurotransmitters?
Antipsychotics are divided into these two main groups.
What are first-generation and second-generation antipsychotics?
Movement-related side effects caused by some antipsychotics.
What are extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)?
The amount of time antipsychotics may take to fully work.
What is 2 to 6 weeks or longer?
Strong beliefs that do not match reality are known as this.
What are delusions?
This neurotransmitter is closely linked to hallucinations and paranoia.
What is dopamine?
Another name for first-generation antipsychotics is this.
What are typical or conventional antipsychotics?
The antipsychotic group most associated with EPS.
What are first-generation antipsychotics?
What may happen when doses are missed.
What is return or worsening of symptoms?
Seeing or hearing things that are not actually present
What are hallucinations?
Too much dopamine activity can lead to this type of symptom.
What is psychosis?
Another name for second-generation antipsychotics is this.
What are atypical antipsychotics?
Side effects that include weight gain, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol.
What are metabolic side effects?
The safest step before stopping or changing antipsychotic medication.
What is talking to your provider?
True or False: Antipsychotics are only used for schizophrenia.
What is false?
Antipsychotics help by blocking or balancing this brain chemical.
What is dopamine?
The antipsychotic group more likely to cause movement-related side effects.
What are first-generation antipsychotics?
The most appropriate action if side effects occur.
What is telling your doctor or provider?
A form of antipsychotic medication given every few weeks or months
What are long-acting injectables?
Name one condition other than schizophrenia where antipsychotics may be used.
What is bipolar disorder / depression / OCD / PTSD / Tourette’s / drug-induced psychosis?
Second-generation antipsychotics affect dopamine and this other neurotransmitter.
What is serotonin?
The antipsychotic group more likely to cause weight gain and blood sugar changes.
What are second-generation antipsychotics?
One strategy providers use to manage EPS.
What is lowering the dose?
A benefit of long-acting injectable antipsychotics.
What is improved medication consistency?