A patient is experiencing extrapyramidal side effects from his antipsychotic medications. The clinician would most likely take which of the following approaches to treating these side effects?
a. Give the patient a "drug holiday" until the symptoms resolve and then restart the medication.
b. Switch the patient to a different antipsychotic.
c. Treat the patient with anticholinergics.
d. Treat the patient with anticonvulsants.
ANS: C
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