Posted by jasmineneroli on May 24, 2005, at 18:56:11
In reply to Re: Flupenthixol deconoate inject. questions - Ed, posted by xbunny on May 23, 2005, at 7:33:07
Thank you for your reply. It was good to hear from someone who has experienced this drug.
My sister does feel it helps her, but she is still getting the occasional panic/fear rising when out by herself (on a bus, for instance). So I'm not sure how effective it really is, compared to other drugs.
I think you (& others) may be right, the reason for the depot site mode of treatment is possible non-compliance. However, her non-compliance is more in terms of not re-filling prescriptions, because she is afraid to go out. A visiting nurse comes every fortnight to administer the flupenthixol - I don't see why she couldn't just bring tablets!!
I was also wondering if it was a very cheap drug??She does suffer from insomnia at restlessness too, and when I spoke to her on the phone, she was "tripping over words" her speech was not as fluent as usual. So I do have concerns and will raise them with my parents.
Thanks so much for the link, btw.
Jas
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