Through new study researchers revealed that antipsychotic drugs taken by thousands of people raise the risk of blood clots. It was also found that people provided with antipsychotic drugs in last two years had a third larger risk of clots such as DVT (deep vein thrombosis).
This drug is frequently provided to patients suffering the conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. But sometimes this drug is also used to alleviate importunate nausea and vertigo or to calm restless patients of dementia. The new study by the Nottingham University had confirmed larger risk of clots in people taking antipsychotics, by observing twenty-five thousand cases.
Among all participants approximately sixteen thousand people suffered a DVT and just over nine thousand suffered a clot o the lung known as pulmonary embolism. People taking uncharacteristic antipsychotics especially had increased risk by seventy-three percent of developing clot compared to twenty-eight percent rise for other types of antipsychotics.
Patients emerged to be most at risk soon after starting to take the new drug. Blood clots remain uncommon stress researchers. The increase in risk likens to only handful of new cases per ten thousand patients treated with the drugs. If other studies confirm their results the drugs need to be used more carefully.
It was significant for doctors to recognize those patients who were at greater risk of side effects, said Professor Giovanni Gambassi and Dr Rosa Liperoti from the Centro di Medicina dell’Invecchiamento in Rome. Other studies have already exposed a greater stroke risk among patients taking antipsychotics.
Even though the in general risk of a stroke is low the results of this study remind that antipsychotics are powerful drugs and should be prescribed carefully with regular follow-ups, explained Dr Sharlin Ahmed from the Stroke Association. Anybody worried should contact their GP.