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Brenda Allen2 said:Meanwhile, I'm skin and bones and can barely eat anything. I'm down in Miami right now, but I have to head up to see my therapist in Atlanta this Tuesday to figure things out. I actually walked out of the hospital the first time, so they didn't even follow up with me properly—they just left the pills and told me to check back in two weeks for a follow-up.
God, I'm such a mess when it comes to these meds.
I really wonder if I can ever just stop taking this stuff altogether.
Brenda Allen2, sorry if this is intrusive, but are you maybe a minor talking about Kukuljević?? If not, no big deal.
I only asked because I was hospitalized there twice. Now I'm just going in for outpatient therapy sessions...
Brenda Allen2, your sleeping issues are definitely coming from the Risperdal... unfortunately... I was on Moodstar once and felt great, but it gave me EPS (tremors, stiffness)...
then they switched me to Risperdal. For a while, things were actually better, but then the auditory hallucinations started, along with these intense, obsessive suicidal thoughts. Even at the highest dose, Risperdal just wasn't strong enough...
after that, they put me on Zyprexa. As far as meds go, it’s an excellent drug, except for the fact that I felt like a literal zombie (that's basically what all antipsychotics do). The reason I quit as soon as I felt even slightly better was because I gained almost 😲 33 lbs. Everything spiraled out of control; I didn't even realize it was happening... antipsychotics stabilize you, but weight gain comes right along with it...
I was struggling to shed those extra pounds until just a little while ago...
I went a long time without any antipsychotics, but now they've started me on Seroquel. I am terrified of gaining weight again. I weigh myself every single day... I've already put on two pounds. If I hit three, I'm stopping this stuff, no matter how much better I feel...
My advice? Be completely honest with your psychotherapist. If the side effects are really messing with you, tell them. Make them switch your meds until you find one that actually works for you...
That's how it went for me with antidepressants... I've cycled through Zoloft, Anafranil, Prozac, Fevarin, and Celexa, and now I'm taking Mirtazapine hoping it helps... Celexa was the only one that actually worked, but after two years, it just stopped working for me...
It takes time to figure out a solid medication regimen. Everyone is so different; there is absolutely no way to predict how a person will react to any specific psychotropic drug...
Things will get better. Hang in there! 👍