Are anti-psychotic medicines really dangerous to take?

I was prescribed Abilify, but started looking at all the side effects and I am scared to stay on it including tardive dyskinesia and other serious side effects. Do you know anything on this subject? Are they dangerous to try?

please don't read too much into side effects of meds as no matter what it is they will scare you. take a look at asprin and see that can scare you just as much. I am on abilify and it works great for me. just simple make a note of the side effects and if at any time you feel you might have them then tell your doc. if you have bipolar try this link it has almost every med you can think of for bipolar and what is good bad ect ect.

Side effects are really a lot. I would not take them unless I am really in need.

What you may not know is that all the adverse effects aren't the common ones. Tardive dyskinesia is an UNcommon adverse effect. ALL meds have potential adverse effects. My son has been on Abilify 30mg for a long time and has had no adverse effects whatsoever. Speak to your precriber about your concerns.

Of course they're dangerous. You're using drugs to mess with your brain. The side effects are dangerous. The drugs are dangerous. The long-term use effects are dangerous. The withdrawal effects are dangerous.
People who take these drugs and the doctors who push them will downplay the side effects, but they are real and they are dangerous.
These drugs have only been tested on fewer than 8,000 people!

Any drug can have potentially dangerous side effects. If 1 person out of 100000000 have a side effect from the meds, the drug companies HAVE to put it down... its a legal thing... they could get sued if they don't. Since America is so lawsuit happy, they have to cover their butts. I would talk to your doctor about maybe adding Cogentin or Benadryl to take with the Abilify to minimize any side effects such as tardive dsyskinesia. This could be a potentially dangerous side effect (extra-pyramidal syndrome or EPS), but the Cogentin or Benadryl can help deter it from coming on. I would note anything such as swollen tongue, stiffness in the neck, or rolling up of the eyes and let your doctor know. Don't be scared of the Abilify, just be informed. :-) Hope this helps.

Please give it a try! The benefits far outweigh the risks. Yes, the worst could happen ... but it's not very likely. They have to tell you that stuff. Have you ever had surgery? No one would ever if they believed everything the surgeon has to tell you could happen actually would happen. The worst you will probably get is an upset stomach. Don't be afraid, just give it a good try! Best of luck!

If they were dangerous enough to worry about, they would not be prescribed. There is such an extensive list of side effects for legal purposes, so you can't sue if something weird happens when you start the med. The odds that you will experience many or any of them to an intrusive degree are slim. I'm on 15 mg of Abilify and I have been since October. I have experienced no side effects and it helps my bipolar disorder a lot. If you experience enough of the side effects to interfere with your life, you can stop taking it and they'll go away. Don't let that fear keep you from starting the medication at all. It could really help you.