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Default Dec 10, 2018 at 12:13 AM
 
I was on risperdal for a brief time. It gave me a severe panic attack which I’d never had before. Stoppped taking it immediately and pdoc said throw it all away. Last year I tried Latuda with more panic attacks and other weird side effects. These are powerful drugs . When having a tough time coming off latuda, idiot practitioner increased my tegretol to the point that I started to have cognitive problems:couldn’t finish sentences. Eg, word loss. I have a masters degree and an excellent vocabulary.I had told her I didn’t want to change anything, but i was in terrible shape so she did.
Am I bitter? Oh yeah. Go off the stuff gradually and never go near a shrink again. You’ll be fine!

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