Khanben:
I'm making a list of the top 25 players in the NBA currently. Its based on Morey's quote that only 25 guys matter as it pertains to deciding the league's narrative next season.
Finding it hard to decide on some names though. But in no order.
Lebron, KD, AD, Steph, Kawhi, PG13, Klay, Harden, Giannis, Embiid, Jokic, Lillard, Kyrie, Westbrook, KAT, Jimmy Butler, Aldridge, Deroazan, Bradley Beal, Ben Simmons, Luca Doncic, Donovan Mitchell, Kemba Walker, Kyle Lowry, and finally Kevin love.

Roland17:


Off topic convo.

Are providers in Nigeria still prescribing Haloperidol (Haldol) to their patients? It is a first generation antipsychotic medication that is being phased out and discontinued over here in the States because research showed it causes significant brain damage especially to kids/ young adults long term.
Infact, right now there is a scarcity of Haldol. Providers are now using alternatives and newer generation meds like Proloxin, Latuda and Abilify.

SmooshCHN:


First of all, different antipsychotics are used in different cases. There's first line and second line antipsychotics. They all have different degrees to which they perform, different doses and different side effects however, the primary need is cure. Haloperidol is not used in all cases.
Generally, all antipsychotics all have their adverse effects Due to how antipsychotics works, there's always a need for one or the other depending on each cases, it's type and severity. However the aim for most patients is to first be managed in the best way possible and adverse effects of these medications on long term are monitored.
Haloperidol, Prolixin as well as other first line drug for antipsychotics depending on each patients cases is still used. First lines would be generally advised in severe cases and second lines in many other cases when it comes to medications.
Proloxin like you mentioned has been discontinued in Australia and some places in Asia but still used in the US and UK. Meanwhile Haloperidol is still very much used in Asia, China precisely but of course patients are well monitored to avoid complications.
As for Nigeria, not to criticize our healthcare, you'd be shocked about the medical practice in Nigeria. Little to no research is done so you still see many drugs which have been discontinued out there still used here (Not talking about Haloperidol here). Not because there are fake Medical practitioners but because the system is fúcked up. There's little to no concern for the medical sector. Doctors in many teaching hospitals are not even provided with gloves to work with or other primary equipments (let's not talk about how there's you can't get a CT scan or MRI done here because the machine is faulty) so tell me how would government care to give a shít about research?
There's still lack of exposure to new techniques because there's little to no fund for training.
I remember asking a consultant why they still use a certain drug generally used for CPR here in Nigeria when it has repeatedly been proven that it's of no use.
It's discontinued because they've made research. In severe cases, even in the US, they'll still use first line.

RiskelWillow:



SMH! Save your ramblings small fry. All this while you've been trying to prescribe this poison to me i knew something was wrong. The devil sent yee to kill me.

donlittle25:
Your first moments here, you went off accusing and abusing everyone on this thread. People tried to tell you to chill, you went off.


There is honestly something wrong with you. You have my social media handle, not only that, you follow my posts, and you even know my relationship status. Like you wake up in the money and type in my handle and you think you are normal?

You literally searched for it and you keep yourself informed about my personal life up to my relationship status.

You weren’t on Nland for months and the moment you came back, you talked about my personal life which shows while you weren’t here, you were keeping yourself up to date with my life on social media.

You need help. Serious help. You remind me of Haywire in prison break. Obsessed. You even know what I wear.

people who talk like this about an individual seriously wish they can be like that individual.

SmooshCHN:
In this guy's case, there's no option man. It's IV, slowly. His symptoms.


First of all before someone misquotes me or start throwing words, different antipsychotics are used in different cases. There are first line and second line antipsychotics. They all have different degrees to which they perform, different doses and different side effects however, the primary need is cure. Haloperidol is not used in all cases.
Generally, all antipsychotics all have their adverse effects Due to how antipsychotics works, there's always a need for one or the other depending on each cases, it's type and severity. However the aim for most patients is to first be managed in the best way possible and adverse effects of these medications on long term are monitored.
Haloperidol, Prolixin as well as other first line drug for antipsychotics depending on each patients cases is still used. Haloperidol would be generally advised in severe cases and safer options many other cases when it comes to medications.
Proloxin like you mentioned has been discontinued in Australia and some places in Asia but still used in the US and UK. Meanwhile Haloperidol is still very much used in Asia, China precisely but of course patients are well monitored to avoid complications.
As for Nigeria, not to criticize our healthcare, you'd be shocked about the medical practice in Nigeria. Little to no research is done so you still see many drugs which have been discontinued out there still used here (Not talking about Haloperidol here). Not because there are fake Medical practitioners but because the system is fúcked up. There's little to no concern for the medical sector. Doctors in many teaching hospitals are not even provided with gloves to work with or other primary equipments (let's not talk about how there's you can't get a CT scan or MRI done here because the machine is faulty) so tell me how would government care to give a shít about research?
There's still lack of exposure to new techniques because there's little to no fund for training.
I remember asking a consultant why they still use a certain drug generally used for CPR here in Nigeria when it has repeatedly been proven that it's of no use. He agrees but the nurses don't know because of lack of information. It's Nigeria my man.
It's discontinued because they've made research. Though in severe cases, even in the US, they might use first lines irrespective of the side effects and what they say about discontinuation.

donlittle25:

You weren’t on Nland for months and the moment you came back, you talked about my personal life which shows while you weren’t here, you were keeping yourself up to date with my life on social media.

birdman:


ok this is some scary ish

SmooshCHN:
He really does all these? For real? Wow.

donlittle25:
I swear, I even tried ignoring him and uncle just finds time to talk about me. Sick fellow I tell you

RiskelWillow:


Oh now you're playing the victim? Are you done beating your chest? How about you give me a time and a place? I dare you.

I am the pale horse of death and hell follows me boy. i am bathe in the blood of the lamb. you ape! coward! Ćocksucker! prepare for the devil. i shall deliver you unto his fvcking kingdom come.

donlittle25:
Lol it’s what you did tho, I am not worried about you. Just calling out your obsessive behavior

RiskelWillow:


I spoke to lila williams yesterday. She told me to tell you, "you never stood a fvcking chance".

yomi96:
The poster above with multiple nairaland account is suffering from neuro psychiatric disorders, mental imbalance and recurrent hallucination. He has infected the other guy too. No wonder the north is the bane of Nigerias progress

yomi96:
fact

DeeMain:
Guys, let's keep this place sane and interesting. I often wonder the ages of some people here.

It's beginning to irk me.

Let's rethink why we are here.

RiskelWillow:


As if you're not one of the many who conspire against me on this thread. Hypocrite!

RiskelWillow:



You should feel privileged to be in the same country with the greatest ethnic group to ever walk the planet. We were you before you even existed. We are the ones saving you from yourselves. You'd all be worse off without us.

yomi96:
[/s][s]Hush boi, this is to school your ignorance.

Noah Ebije, Kaduna

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said that, Nigeria consists of two countries: a developing South, and a backward, less educated and unhealthy North, with the highest number of poor people in the world.
El-Rufai equally lamented that the northern region has development indicators similar to that of Afganistan, a country at war.

Speaking in Kaduna on Saturday at the Northern Youth Summit organised by Northern Hibiscus, an NGO, El-Rufai however said that the problems of the region must be addressed collectively as a group of 19 northern states governors, not as individual states.
El-Rufai said the summit whose theme was “Awakening the Arewa Spirit,” was very timely, adding that “when we talk about awakening the spirit, it means the spirit is either sleeping or dead. Therefore, this summit is very important, just like our keynote address speaker has said.

“But, looking at the statistics, Nigeria appears to be a middle-income country. But, if we segregate those statistics across states and zones, you will see that in terms of human development indicators, Nigeria consists of two countries; there is a backward, less educated and unhealthy northern Nigeria and a developing, largely educated and healthy southern Nigeria.

“We have to speak the truth to ourselves and ask why is it that northern Nigeria has development indicators similar to Afganistan, a country still at war?
“We have the largest number of poor people in the world, most of them in northern Nigeria. Nigeria also has the largest number of out-of-school children, virtually all of them in Northern Nigeria.

“Northern Nigeria has become the centre of drug abuse, gender violence, banditry, kidnapping and terrorism. We have also been associated with high divorce rate and breakdown of families. These are the challenges that confront us. This is the Unclad truth that we have to tell ourselves.

RiskelWillow:



Ooh God. Why are there so many frustrated souls on this forum? If you're hungry mate, bashing the north on nairaland won't put food in your belly. Go and find something productive to do with your life. Oh and learn not to stick your fat nose into things that do not concern you, what happens in the north is our business and our business alone. The south is so friggin great it makes Abu Dhabi look like a war zone, good for you. But why can't you keep the north out of your friggin mouth?

Khanben:
The cowboys are in for it now. Zeke is getting ready to stick it to them

Roland17:


I can't speak for other countries but over here in the US, providers are almost no longer prescribing Haloperidol for new patients and patients who are currently using it are being tapered off it and it is being replaced with other 1st generation or 2nd generation antipsychotic medications in most cases. In contrast to other countries, the priority of medicine in the US, especially mental health has transcended immediate cure and that is why there is a lot of focus on adverse long term effect versus immediate cure.
You are right, not all 1st generation anti-psychotic meds are bad but they have very similar compounds and no one wants the liability that comes with them. The positive thing about them though is that they are shown to be more effective in comparison and relatively cheaper but again the long term effects of Haldol which is my focus is more catastrophic than the short term gain.
You have to also remember that mental health is unlike other aspects of health. Mental health diagnosis in most cases is a lifetime diagnosis and not like an infection you can administer antibiotics and move on from because it is not infectious. That means the long term effect of medications in mental health is very very important so you don't create another demon in the near future, which is the problem with Haldol as research has shown.
Recently, I read new research following 15 individuals diagnosed with similar mental health issues who are now adults but were administered Haldol in their teens and all of them are showing signs of significant brain damage. I really feel bad for providers in Nigeria, they are really pulling above their weights when you consider the resources available, worth more research.

DeeMain:
Guys, the way this is going you people are asking for a boycott of this beautiful thread.

SmooshCHN:
You know who is causing all these. We've done a bad job by giving him attention. I'm guilty.

A40:
But for Dak's dodgy arm and accuracy Zeke would have been easily replaceable. He's still only 24 though so not paying him at this point would be plain stupid

Roland17:


And with these obvious defiinecies, the Cowboys want to make Dak the highest-paid QB or within the top 3, prioritizing him ahead of Zeke? Zeke has his issues but he deserves his payday and without him, the Cowboys offense will struggle under the current system.