what meds have you tried that lessened paranoia ?

Lifehurdles · Jun 10, 2017 at 04:53 PM

other than antispychotics...

hammerklavier · Jun 10, 2017 at 05:11 PM

Not me, but my grandmother claims that celexa removes her mild paranoia.

mccarrolmike · Jun 11, 2017 at 05:59 PM

Klonopin, Xanax, lorazepam, phenylbarbital

HALLIEBETH87 · Jun 12, 2017 at 03:59 AM

Haldol helps me

splitimage · Jun 12, 2017 at 07:08 AM

It's an antipsychotic, but risperidone works great for me in controlling my paranoia.

still_crazy · Jun 12, 2017 at 10:14 AM

celexa helped a somewhat. trileptal. lamictal. benzodiazepines (the higher potency ones, like klonopin and ativan, seem to help quickly with paranoia and agitation). getting enough sleep, so occasional use of sleeping pills, I suppose. gabapentin, ambien, sonata, restoril...using those for sleep seems to provide a better sleep experience than using a lot of other options ((for me)).

i seem to vaguely remember zoloft helping a bit, for a while. of course, it also ended up causing weight gain, making me apathetic, and tapering was difficult. everyone is different.

88Butterfly88 · Jun 12, 2017 at 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by HALLIEBETH87

Haldol helps me

That is an anti-psychotic though

mccarrolmike · Jun 12, 2017 at 01:28 PM

SSRIs like Zoloft, Celexa take weeks to work. Benzodiazepines work immediately.

ofthevalley · Jun 13, 2017 at 07:02 AM

I was going to suggest gabapentin. A lot of people find it very helpful. Both with paranoia and sleep.

toomanycats · Jun 13, 2017 at 08:34 AM

The only thing that has worked for that for me is Seroquel, and obviously, that's an antipsychotic.

Trintellix may have helped it a little bit as well. That's not an antipsychotic.

Guiness187055 · Jun 13, 2017 at 12:13 PM

Lithium at the right dosage

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Lifehurdles Member Member Since Jun 2017 Location: Upland california Posts: 28 6 18 hugs given	Jun 10, 2017 at 04:53 PM #1 other than antispychotics...
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hammerklavier Member Member Since Oct 2016 Location: Seattle Posts: 94 7 7 hugs given	Jun 10, 2017 at 05:11 PM #2 Not me, but my grandmother claims that celexa removes her mild paranoia.
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mccarrolmike Member Member Since Jun 2017 Posts: 333 6 5 hugs given	Jun 11, 2017 at 05:59 PM #3 Klonopin, Xanax, lorazepam, phenylbarbital
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HALLIEBETH87 Legendary Member Since Oct 2004 Location: usa Posts: 11,196 19 2,739 hugs given	Jun 12, 2017 at 03:59 AM #4 Haldol helps me __________________ Bipolar 1 w/psychotic features or schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety OCD celexa, prazosin, Lybalvi and prn zyprexa and klonopin
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splitimage Moderator Community Support Team Member Since Mar 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,269 18 75 hugs given	Jun 12, 2017 at 07:08 AM #5 It's an antipsychotic, but risperidone works great for me in controlling my paranoia. __________________ "I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba
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mccarrolmike Member Member Since Jun 2017 Posts: 333 6 5 hugs given	Jun 12, 2017 at 01:28 PM #8 SSRIs like Zoloft, Celexa take weeks to work. Benzodiazepines work immediately.
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ofthevalley Legendary Member Since Feb 2015 Location: USA Posts: 11,326 (SuperPoster!) 9 499 hugs given	Jun 13, 2017 at 07:02 AM #9 I was going to suggest gabapentin. A lot of people find it very helpful. Both with paranoia and sleep. __________________ Schizoaffective, PTSD, Anxiety
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toomanycats Grand Poohbah Member Since May 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,734 6 542 hugs given	Jun 13, 2017 at 08:34 AM #10 The only thing that has worked for that for me is Seroquel, and obviously, that's an antipsychotic. Trintellix may have helped it a little bit as well. That's not an antipsychotic.
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Guiness187055 Elder Member Since Mar 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 5,057 7 970 hugs given	Jun 13, 2017 at 12:13 PM #11 Lithium at the right dosage __________________ Guiness187055 Moderator Community support team
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