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Is it possible to get brain damage from risperidone?
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Yes: Yes, antipsychotics cause brain damage, particularly with long term use at higher doses, but there is a risk at ANY dose of Brain damage! The antipsychotics also cause cognitive problems. Nancy Andreasen did a antipsychotics study, in animals confirming that antipsychotics shrink the brain. Now, clearly some of the brain damage can be reversed but may be irreversible.
Answered 7/5/2014
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