An irreversible side effect of antipsychotics is Tardive Dyskinesia, which causes involuntary and repetitive movements of your face, tongue, jaw and extremities.
Other long term potential side effects of antipsychotics and potential irreversible effects of antipsychotics are significant weight gain, which can lead to metabolic syndrome, potential structural brain changes like cortical shrinkage and persistent and irreversible cardiac muscle damage.
The hardest antipsychotic to get off of is Olanzapine also known as Zyprexa, which is cited frequently as the hardest antipsychotic to discontinue and get off of, due to the intense withdrawal symptoms, like agitation, insomnia and even a rapid onset of super sensitivity psychosis.
Other hard antipsychotics to get off of are Seroquel also known as Quetiapine and even Clozapine, with Clozapine carrying risks of cholinergic rebound and severe motor symptoms.
The 10 common warning signs of a mental health crisis are neglecting hygiene or basic needs, delusions or hallucinations, confusion and difficulty concentrating, risk taking behavior, significant sleep and appetite disruptions, substance misuse, drastic changes in personality or behavior, isolation and withdrawal, severe mood swings and even thoughts of suicide or self harm.
People that are having a mental health crisis may neglect basic needs or hygiene like failing to care for themselves, like neglecting personal hygiene or inability to perform daily tasks.
People that are having a mental health crisis may also experience things others don't or hold beliefs that don't align which reality, which is when they experience delusions or hallucinations.
Someone having a mental health crisis may also be confused and have difficulty concentrating and experience extreme difficulty in focusing, staying still or having racing thoughts.
And the person with a mental health crisis may also engage in reckless activities without thinking about the consequences and they may not sleep, sleep all the time or have drastic weight gain or drastic weight loss due to changes in their appetite.
Some people going through a mental health crisis may also have a sudden increase in or initiation of drug use or alcohol use to cope with the mental health crisis.
And a person with a mental health crisis may also act out of character, like becoming uncharacteristically aggressive, violent or show extreme irritability.
And when someone is going through a mental health crisis they may also remove themselves from friends, family and normal social activities.
And the person going through a mental health crisis may also have severe mood swings and intense, rapid or extreme shifts in their emotions, which include uncontrollable highs, rage or deep depression.
And for some people that are going through a mental health crisis they may also have thoughts about self harm or suicide and may explicitly talk about wanting to die, or expressing their feelings of hopelessness and have no reason to live.
If yourself or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis you should keep an eye on them and if they are having thoughts about suicide or self harm you should contact 988 by calling or texting 988 in the United States and Canada to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or if you're in the United Kingdom you can call 111.