Antipsychotic drugs used for dementia patients increase the risk of death by 60%

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By Dena Schmidt, staff writer

(NaturalHealth365) Antipsychotic drugs are often prescribed to persons with serious mental health issues, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. However, research out of the University of Eastern Finland is showing that antipsychotic drugs raise the risk of mortality by 60 percent.

In fact, using two or more antipsychotic drugs doubles the risk of premature death – as the study looked at the most common antipsychotic drugs. Haloperidol was the most damaging, and risperidone was also found to be harmful when used in high doses.

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