Posted by ed_uk on June 9, 2005, at 6:45:57
In reply to Re: Are there any Long-Term Neurontin users in here? » ed_uk, posted by Nickengland on June 9, 2005, at 5:08:28
Hi Nick!
>I acutally haven't tried any antipsychotics. To be perfectly honest though I don't think I would really want to.
It's GOOD to have options though :-)
>I think for me they would be too "heavy duty" for want of a better word I'd probably find them too strong.
Some APs are more sedating than others. Zyprexa and Seroquel are often sedating. Abilify doesn't generally seem to be that sedating.
>I've never really had true "psychotic" symtoms either..............
There were called 'antipsychotics' because they were originally approved for schizophrenia. They can treat other conditions as well though, even if no psychotic symptoms are present. In the UK, Zyprexa, Seroquel and Risperal are all licensed for mania.
>tardive dyskinesia, weightgain and diabetes........
It's certainly true that they can have serious side effects. The thing is, anticonvulsants can also cause serious side effects eg. liver damage, pancreatitis, blood clotting disorders and obesity with valproate (Depakote, Epilim)............glaucoma and kidney stones with Topamax..........toxic epidermal necrolysis with Lamictal.......fatal blood disorders, kidney failure, hepatitis, Stevens- Johnson syndrome and arrhythmias with Tegretol..............
Frightening!
>I don't really think that kind of medication would help treat my symtoms.......
Which symtoms are most problematic for you??
>Would you consider taking Seroquel for anxiety?
Possibly. If I have another bad episode of OCD in the future, I might ask for a combination of Seroquel and an SSRI. On the other hand, I'm also scared of antipsychotics since the last one I took landed me in A&E! I tried chlorpromazine (Largactil, Thorazine, an old antipsychotic) for OCD a couple of years ago and it gave me severe akathisia (restlessness) and muscle spasms.
>Oh did you get my babble-mail I sent you yesterday?
No - I didn't get it :-( Can you send it again?? I'm not sure why I didn't get it, my babblemail has been redirected to my new email address. Here is my email address.......
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Kind regards,
Ed.
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