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Hi Stephany,

What's your opinion of Haldol? My doctor is considering putting me on it. I know it causes tardative dyskenthesia... do you think I should go on it?

Gwen I sure am not a doctor, and just cannot say what to take or not to take.
I can share one experience that my daughter had with Haldol, so that is an anecdotal story.
The only way to find out how a med affects us is by taking it.
My daughter was very slowed up by the med, she shuffled when she walked, and was more delusional on the med than before she went on the med.
Once Haldol was removed, dose by dose, she came out of the stupor it placed her in.
But, I also have heard some people in ERs comment, as well as a neurologist I inquired to re: Haldol, say that it can really 'knock the voices out' if someone is hearing voices, and one doc said one liquid dose can bring on a coherent conversation if one wasnt happening.
So it is like any other med, what works for some, may not for others. It could work wonderfully for you, that is the art of the science of medicine.
I know you want a clearcut answer, but there isnt one, and once again, Im not a doc, so I for sure dont want to step into an area of med advice.
What I can recommend with any med, is start low and slowly increase. The prob some docs have is taking people up to fast dose wise on meds.
So if you try Haldol, or any other med, just remember to ask for a conservative low dose and see how that works for you for several weeks.
You are the ultimate judge on how the meds make you feel. Keep a med journal or 3x5 card with the date/med and dose on it. Make one comment next to the date if you feel good or bad on that day.
After time, you can see sometimes a med works for us, but its fine tuning the dose that really is the hard part.
I like the 3x5 cards because you can keep track of each med on one card and even put the cards in a recipe box holder.
Some people call this charting.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Take care:)