The Low Down

Antipsychotics - No Better Than Placebo for Alzheimer's Patients

Alzheimer's patients are not responding well to antipsychotic drugs. That is noted as an understatement.

How about side effects worsening their condition? Or only 5% responding "positively" with the why for them responding well not found. That's pretty cool eh?

I could harp on this one for some time, but I'll just give basics.

• No conclusive reason for patients getting "better" in the few cases described as better.


• No description of what "better" is or any specifics as to cases that got "better."


• Side effects traceable and predictable.


• In the face of no conclusive evidence showing any efficacy of the drugs, psychiatrists still support selling the drugs from the companies they have considerable connections with.

posted by Kombucha @ 10/12/2006 10:44:00 AM