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A member asked:
Do antipsychotics ruin joints while taking and also while not taking it due to damage from stretching muscles and ligaments. sinking feeling, gravity?
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Don't think so: I am really not aware of antipsychotics ruining your muscles or ligaments by stretching, etc. Maybe you are thinking of some of the possible side effects that can occur, like akathesia, which is a feeling of internal restlessness that can occur in the legs, which can make one feel like getting up and walking around to stretch one's legs.
Answered 2/26/2014
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