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Can one expect long term side effects if they don't wean off antipsychotics at a very slow rate or is this the case for only some people?
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Antipsychotic weanin: Quick stopping of antipsychotics may produce immediate and short term problems. There is usually no long term issue.
Answered 4/7/2016
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