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I've been on antipsychotics since 13 for anxiety and depression. i'm 22. are they going to damage my brain and kill me dead? ive read horror stories

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Dr. Christine Hom answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Discuss more: Anxiety about taking medication is common. Please discuss this with your provider who needs to understand your distress. Certainly untreated anxiety and depression can cause brain alterations and lead to death. You deserve to have this issue addressed to prevent such an outcome.

Answered 7/6/2017

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