Now having to go to hospital every 7 years doesn't bother me but my question is can you run out of antipsychotic meds to take? Also do you think they will ever make an anti psychotic that doesn't have weight gain as a major side affect? or is that simply impossible
To answer your first question, it is entirely plausible that one could
"run out" of antipsychotic medications to take. This is mostly down to the fact that not every medication will work for every individual. It varies a lot from person to person. In fact, as you may well know, there are individuals who are medication-resistant for which few, if any antipsychotics make a difference. It's almost impossible to tell whether you will
"run out" without first trying all the different medications, for which there are thankfully many. If you've not had too much problem in finding new medications in the past though, I wouldn't worry yourself to much.
Also bear in mind that new antipsychotics are popping up relatively regularly. This will therefore give more options should you find yourself running out of options for an effective medication. This year alone, there have been two new APs approved, in the US at least: Rexulti
(brexpiprazole) & Vrylar
(Cariprazine).
As for antipsychotics that don't cause weight gain, there are already some that are taunted as
"weight neutral"... to name a couple: Aripiprazole & Geodon. However, that doesn't mean that you can't gain weight on them, there are still people who will. It's just less likely to be a major problem.
