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Re:The Most Popular Drug in America Is an Antipsychotic by meepmorp on Saturday November 15, 2014 @05:23PM (#8612824)
> [Thorazine] was an antipsychotic given to mentally ill people, often in institutions, that was so sedating, it gave rise to the term "Thorazine shuffle."

I think the term "Thorazine shuffle," refers to the characteristic locked-knee shuffling gait that develops because Thorazine frequently causes tardive dyskinesia as a side effect.

Edit: ignore this, see below; though, the drug does induce discomfort and restlessness in the limbs that prompts patients to pace around.

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Re:The Most Popular Drug in America Is an Antipsychotic by rosser on Saturday November 15, 2014 @05:57PM (#8612877)
It's tardive dyskinesia, and the term is typically used to denote the facial tics that are a sometimes permanent side effect of older antipsychotics. The "shuffle" is a separate effect, and calling it that is often regarded as pejorative.
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Re:The Most Popular Drug in America Is an Antipsychotic by kaffeemitsahne on Sunday November 16, 2014 @05:57AM (#8613930)
If you're not mad already a proper dose of Haldol will make you look (and feel) it.
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