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The Mental-Health-Community Daily. 'Jaw replacement surgery ended my unbearable pain' 28 January 2012Last updated at 00:34 By Philippa Roxby Health reporter, BBC News One in four people suffer from jaw joint problems, like Lauren Music teacher Lauren Reed remembers waking up from her jaw replacement operation without a headache.

'Jaw replacement surgery ended my unbearable pain'

It was the first time in 20 years she had been without the pain. "It is amazing, it's like they worked a miracle. I went through terrible pain every day of my life before the surgery. Haloperidol. Haloperidol is an antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia, acute psychosis, and delirium.

Haloperidol

Haloperidol is a butyrophenone derivative and functions as an inverse agonist of dopamine. It is classified as a typical antipsychotic and has pharmacological effects similar to the phenothiazines. A long-acting decanoate ester of haloperidol is used as an injection given every four weeks to people with schizophrenia or related illnesses who have poor adherence to medication regimens and suffer frequent relapses of illness, or to overcome the drawbacks inherent to its orally administered counterpart. Haloperidol is sold under the tradenames Aloperidin, Bioperidolo, Brotopon, Dozic, Duraperidol (Germany), Einalon S, Eukystol, Haldol (common tradename in the US and UK), Halosten, Keselan, Linton, Peluces, Serenace and Sigaperidol. BNF.org.