Antipsychotics are medicines that help to reduce the stress that comes from having unusual experiences, often called ‘psychosis’.
If you have been prescribed antipsychotics, your care team can provide you with detailed factsheets and leaflets.
Download printable leaflets about antipsychotic tablets or long-acting / depot injection Download printable leaflets about olanzapine and smoking Download handy facts sheetsHandy fact sheets include:
- Anticholinergic side effects
- Comparing LAIS and oral antipsychotics
- Driving and medication
- EPSEs (Extra-Pyramidal Side Effects)
- High dose antipsychotics
- Hyperprolactinaemia
- Hyponatraemia
- Metabolic syndrome
- NMS (Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome)
- QTc prolongation with antipsychotics
- Sexual side effects from antipsychotics
- Weight gain with antipsychotics
