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Anti-psychotics
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By birthright,a stupendous badass.Registered User regular
By birthright,a stupendous badass.Registered User regular
Geodon gave me some pretty fearsome insomnia so I discontinued it.
Risperdal eventually gave me tachycardia (120+ resting heart rate).
I'm currently on Seroquel but it's not appropriate for long-term use because the side effects can include diabetes and weight gain.
Since I'm going to have to change again, what do you guys suggest?
Risperdal eventually gave me tachycardia (120+ resting heart rate).
I'm currently on Seroquel but it's not appropriate for long-term use because the side effects can include diabetes and weight gain.
Since I'm going to have to change again, what do you guys suggest?
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whoever invented Geodon needs to be molested. The insomnia isn't what sucked so much as the part where I wake up and feel some strange combination of a hangover, being smothered with a pillow, and having not slept in a week. I had to struggle to sit up in a chair and keep my eyes open, and the worst part is after a while I just couldn't do it.
I never understood why people on these drugs would stop taking them and would rather go back to being complete basket cases. Now I get it.
You're not going to find something with no side effect profile. You're on Seroquel and you're already saying, "Well, this has the potential of long-term side effects so I'm deciding that I want something else." Stop playing this like a game, and follow through with what your doctor says. If the side effect profile for Seroquel becomes so problematic that you need to be switched off it in order to maintain functionality, your doctor will do that -- these really aren't your choices to make, though, and certainly not those of strangers on an Internet message board.
All true. Trust the dude that went to college for several years and knows his shit (or her). And now, a quote (kinda) from House:
Mum: My son has a cough that just won't go away.
House: Does he take any medicines?
Mum: He's been prescribed an inhaler but I don't want him taking such strong medicines when he's so young. It can be risky.
House: Well you know what? His doctor probably weighed the risk of some medicine against the risk of not breathing. It's funny how important oxygen is to the developing mind.
In saying that, isn't xanex and valium prescribed for this sort of thing? It's not my area of study so I'm probably way off. But seriously you need to speak with a medical professional. We can't prescribe drugs nor make an appropriate suggestion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipsychotic
stuff he has been on:
Clozapine
Risperidone
He has definitely been switched to many different prescription meds, more then just those 2, but they were the only ones that I recognized from wiki.
Bifeprunox also sounds very familiar for some reason but I'm not sure if he was actually on it or we were just looking into it because it sounded promising.
Also, my brother did have some weight gain on some meds (not sure if its a side effect of his current meds) but he never balooned out and he has lost most of the weight he gained (he went up to maybe 65 pounds overweight and is back down to 20 pounds overweight, which is nothing cause he's 6' tall and broad shouldered). Weight gain is manageable you just have to watch what you eat.