Once upon a time, in a 1950-ish laboratory, a scientist discovered a medication that could help people who dealt with psychosis; specifically, those who suffered from schizophrenia.

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The medication helped with the “positive” symptoms, such as: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thoughts, and paranoia.

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No more sedation. No more restraints. A medical miracle. And then…the patients—they began to move.

 

Move, shake, contort, muscles freezing, mouths contorting, tongues distending, words stuttered and slurred. . . .

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Then, in a 1990-ish laboratory of a for-profit pharmaceutical company in the United States, scientists discovered another medication that could help people who suffered from psychosis, specifically schizophrenia.

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Along with helping the “positive” symptoms, it also did something else: it stopped the shaking.

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At least, that’s what they thought. That’s what they told us.

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No more moving, shaking, muscles freezing, mouths, tongues, and words contorting and distending. A medical miracle. And then…

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…the patients—they began to die.​