Hell-operidol

I've been feeling so sedated lately I'm unable to do almost anything. Can't write much, can't read much (hence why I haven't been replying to as many topics on BL as I used to), and I can't even follow a TV show or a film! It really sucks and it's making me feel pretty low (not to mention horribly bored).

I blame it all on the anti-psychotics I've been prescribed since leaving hospital. I'm now on 200mg's of seroquel a day, and up to 5mg's of haloperidol PRN (as needed) to control my mood, irritability, and all that jazz. But still, it's nasty stuff. I'm now sleeping a lot throughout the day and night, frequently having to change my pillow cover cos the haloperidol is making me drool like crazy! I hate it. And when I'm awake, I just seem to be spending my day chain smoking and listening to music.

At least there's no chance of me relapsing and getting high on meth while I'm taking all this shit. It seems to have built a reinforced concrete wall around my dopamine receptors.

 

Good job P! I am proud of you. Keep up the good work and sorry to hear about the side effects.

 

shit. i feel ya. this pretty much sums up my current "life" and i'm not on any anti-psychotics. do "normal" people get pissed when they wake up and can't go back to sleep? i wish i could sleep forever. might as well. not accomplishing anything while awake.

 

^ You said you wake up and can't go back to sleep... if you're having sleeping problems, maybe you should ask your doc for some sleeping tablets (if you haven't already). A short course of Zopiclone or Zolpidem/Ambien might be all you need to get a good night's sleep and then feel better during the day.

 

nah...believe me...i can go to sleep fine (with the medication i'm prescribed)...i just don't have any motivation to be awake any more. so i'm not talking about waking up before i should, because i get plenty of sleep. i even have medication that will wake me up, but it isn't ideal, so i don't take it much at all.

 

^ I hear ya. I often feel the same... I wake up in the morning and struggle to find a reason to get out of bed, or do anything at all. It's a crappy existence. For me, I think it's related to my depression, and some days my depression is a lot better than others.