Posted by SLS on January 23, 2002, at 21:05:18
In reply to Re: Rx incidence reports » Chris A., posted by medlib on January 23, 2002, at 20:32:21
> My pdoc asked the local sales rep to contact the Geodon researchers. He wanted to see if they had any suggestions that would allow me to resume taking Geodon (minus the EPS). Though I never took more than the lowest dose twice a day, I'd experienced complete remission of my depressive symptoms (unlike any other rx I've tried)--before the EPS hit. Withdrawal, no matter how gradual, produced severe panic attacks (which *felt* life-threatening--the first one sent me to the ER with what they termed "false suffocation syndrome"). I'd never had an anxiety or panic attack, but these came twice a day (12 hours apart, like clockwork) each lasting 45min-1hr. for 10 days. It was like visiting heaven and hell both in the same month.
Hi Medlib.I almost hate to post anything anymore. I can't really follow-up on them and feel that I am disappointing or discouraging people from replying. Hi Noa. I really do appreciate the support. I think Effexor has reduced my motivation and drive to participate here. In addition, the depression has been rather heavy lately. Emotional crap too. Maybe I'll post on Psycho-Social-Babble.
I addressed a post to you a month or two ago. An idea occurred to me when I was pondering your predicament. I don't remember what the hell it was, but I thought it to be pretty smart at the time. Of course, such delusions can readily be blamed on mental illness. :-)
Anyway, after reading your post here, I am wondering if you have investigated adding buspirone into any of your treatment regimes. Perhaps you could add it to Zyprexa or an SSRI/Effexor to reproduce some of the 5-HT1a agonism effected by Geodon. Also, if I'm 180 degrees wrong there, how about adding pindolol to Geodon so as to reduce EPS and the sympathetic "storms" that might be involved with your panic-attacks/false suffocation syndrome?
I admire your vigilence and lack of pessimism.
Until later...
- Scott
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