Order of onset of antipsychotic extrapyramidal effects
DAPT
Each has different treatment: anticholinergic, propranolol, anticholinergic, and valbenazine or dose change.
Timings are approximate and overlap; they are guides rather than rules.
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DAPT. It helps you recall: Order of onset of antipsychotic extrapyramidal effects.
Dystonia (hours to days)
Akathisia (days to weeks)
Parkinsonism (weeks)
D: Dystonia (hours to days); A: Akathisia (days to weeks); P: Parkinsonism (weeks); T: Tardive dyskinesia (months to years).
It belongs to Psychopharmacology in Psychiatry.
Timings are approximate and overlap; they are guides rather than rules.
Each has different treatment: anticholinergic, propranolol, anticholinergic, and valbenazine or dose change.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Psychiatry question about Psychopharmacology.
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