Psychotropic medication discussion thread
in Psychology & Therapy ·
Hey everyone 🙂
I’m pretty active over on the OCD forums, but I have some specific questions regarding medication experiences.
So, to my fellow OCD warriors—if you have any advice, I am all ears!!!!
To give you some background, I was previously on a cocktail of antidepressants—Effexor—alongside Klonopin and an antipsychotic, Zyprexa. Before that, I was taking Anafranil and Seroquel. My doctor also tried putting me on Solanax, but let’s just say the side effects were... intense. No comment!
I managed to taper off the Zyprexa, but it was brutal; I was hitting a wall both physically and emotionally for about three weeks.
Looking back, when I was on all three medications at once, I went through some dark times and practically hit rock bottom. Now, I'm feeling a bit lost. I don't want to think I know more than my doctor, but I really don't want to take something just for the sake of it if it offers zero results. Has anyone had positive experiences with a specific medication? Specifically, something that actually helped shift your thought patterns? Right now, my logic feels completely distorted, and this sense of guilt is overwhelming. I’m just not sure if any medication can actually change that...
+ Also, the Zyprexa left me feeling totally weighed down and sleeping like a log.
Thanks in advance for the advice!
I’m pretty active over on the OCD forums, but I have some specific questions regarding medication experiences.
So, to my fellow OCD warriors—if you have any advice, I am all ears!!!!
To give you some background, I was previously on a cocktail of antidepressants—Effexor—alongside Klonopin and an antipsychotic, Zyprexa. Before that, I was taking Anafranil and Seroquel. My doctor also tried putting me on Solanax, but let’s just say the side effects were... intense. No comment!
I managed to taper off the Zyprexa, but it was brutal; I was hitting a wall both physically and emotionally for about three weeks.
Looking back, when I was on all three medications at once, I went through some dark times and practically hit rock bottom. Now, I'm feeling a bit lost. I don't want to think I know more than my doctor, but I really don't want to take something just for the sake of it if it offers zero results. Has anyone had positive experiences with a specific medication? Specifically, something that actually helped shift your thought patterns? Right now, my logic feels completely distorted, and this sense of guilt is overwhelming. I’m just not sure if any medication can actually change that...
+ Also, the Zyprexa left me feeling totally weighed down and sleeping like a log.
Thanks in advance for the advice!