Seith
Bluelighter
Hmm I take 100mg roughly 2 hours before I wanted to sleep then an extra 50mg, then an extra 50mg as well if needed. Also take 50mg or 100mg to stop me from getting into a psychotic mess.
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Antipsychotic dosage and comparison
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NeighborhoodThreat
Bluelight Crew
Agreed.
well i cant decide which i wanna take seroquel or zyprexa. just had 80mg temazepam. but thats the last of my benzos. & i dont feel tired at all like most ppl would from that amount.
Does anyone reccoment I god antipychotic who has taken a few?
I need them to sleep now. cuz i started taken em now i need em for sleep.
drs dont tell ya that the drugs they wanna give ya have horible w/d. they consiter em not addictive just because u dont get a tolerance to em doesnt mean they dont have w/d.
Has anyone had any experince quitting antipychotics?
Do u have to do a long taper like benzos?
Does anyone reccoment I god antipychotic who has taken a few?
I need them to sleep now. cuz i started taken em now i need em for sleep.
drs dont tell ya that the drugs they wanna give ya have horible w/d. they consiter em not addictive just because u dont get a tolerance to em doesnt mean they dont have w/d.
Has anyone had any experince quitting antipychotics?
Do u have to do a long taper like benzos?
Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
IME a taper has not been required, however many people discontinuing APs have needed to do so slowly or have needed to keep a certain level of AP dosage because of psychotic symptoms. Sometimes some anxiety or sleep problems come up from the absence of the AP's sedation.
Once in a great while tardive dyskinesia get unmasked on AP discontinuation but this has become much more rare in the era of 2nd generation or "atypical" APs. Discontinuation should ideally be done under the supervision of a psychiatrist or related professional.
I could tell you which APs I found useful and which ones were horrifically bad for me but it won't help because individual reactions are very different. If EPS or akasthesia is your most bothersome side effect I'd say to do a 2nd gen AP that is not risperidone. You may want to keep a notebook with what has worked and which ones were problematic and why to help your doctor with making future choices about meds.
Once in a great while tardive dyskinesia get unmasked on AP discontinuation but this has become much more rare in the era of 2nd generation or "atypical" APs. Discontinuation should ideally be done under the supervision of a psychiatrist or related professional.
I could tell you which APs I found useful and which ones were horrifically bad for me but it won't help because individual reactions are very different. If EPS or akasthesia is your most bothersome side effect I'd say to do a 2nd gen AP that is not risperidone. You may want to keep a notebook with what has worked and which ones were problematic and why to help your doctor with making future choices about meds.
K'd-OUT-in-AZ
Bluelighter
I was told to go off of my anti-psychotic slowly due to the fact it can cause involuntary muscle movements and similar muscle problems if you go to quick. I forgot what its called, I was just told of this a week ago.
Other than that you may have some mild insomnia issues
Other than that you may have some mild insomnia issues