I would tend to presume that alternative treatments paired with lower doses of antipsychotics would be a goal, rather than none. There comes a point where control is the goal rather than quality of life. And the treatment of Thorazine in the media in particular has not been kind.
I would presume that as well. For myself, cognitive behavioral therapy greatly reduced my need for medication because I could recognize symptoms and preemptively deal with them before they spiral out of control.
I’ll still be taking antipsychotics for the rest of my life, but at least the side effects are manageable enough I can live with it.
