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Reviewer: Elie Menashe, 19-24 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I have scoliosis and am also diagnosed with HIV. This halperidol is the worst medication and is prescribed misproperly by doctors who just want to keep a job. I have allergies to this medication (similar to people with peanut butter allergies), and major side effects. For example my neck getting stuck sideways with my head slanted, very painful and last for hours till you do something about it o
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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Haldol was prescribed for my spouse who could not sleep. He also has brain cancer. It has not helped him sleep at night, but he sleeps all day now.
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Reviewer: OneInjectionOnly, 19-24 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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F____ THIS DRUG! Rushed son to ER for sudden high blood pressure and elevated heart rate. He has CP and is permanently disabled, confined to a wheelchair. Once he saw that they were going to IV him; he panicked, his arms flew around in fear. They said they were going to give him "a little something" to calm him, which "they would feel comfortable administering to a child if the ne
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Reviewer: pt_advocate, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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One random weekend in college, I started having seizures. My parents took me to the ER and they prescribed Haldol... I went home and became schizophrenic. My parents took me back to the ER, they upped the dosage. Seizures got worse & so did the schizophrenia. My parents took me to the ER 15 times in a 36 hour period. Although I memory of this time is foggy, I do remember seeing & heari
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