of haloperidol is from 2 mg to 5 mg daily, a far cry from the 10 mg, 20 mg and even 50 mg some doctors use. " says Pauline Anderson of the Medical Post. This new way of looking at the treatment of schizophrenia is in conflict with some of the other more traditional methods of treatment.The mere severity of the disease is enough to shy away from this type of treatment. As shown in explanations above the way that these anti-psychotics work, is to block the release of overactive and overproduced neurotransmitters in the brain. For example, the drugs that were described earlier function is to block the neurotransmitter dopamine. With lower drug doses that is allowing for more dopamine to be released into the brain. One doctor that supported the claim, says that the disease does not warrant a standard dosing plan. "In one case study, there were 50 patients that were started on a low dose plan of 10mg. These patients are "happy" on these doses and their compliance is "much higher" than with more potent doses," said Dr. Wong. Of the 10 who did not respond to lower doses, seven were maintained on 10 mg of the drug and only three patients had to be raised to 20 mg. Dr. Wong said it's "unethical" to go beyond 20 mg although she recognizes that this is sometimes the practice. "Doctors sometimes just keep drugging patients until they're quiet." This is one of the purest perspectives on the matter. Dr. Wong's point of view perpetrates that fact that lower doses should be the treatment and is the most effective and safe. Her belief is that most patients are simply over-drugged.However, this is not always the case for any given situation and to sat that "over-drugging until the patient is quiet" is an over statement of the case. For every case study that is put forth that says the we can have another case that someone other patient needs optimal dosing. As referenced in the above explanations we can see that the main reason that optima...
