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FlashDuck
Newly Joined
Registered: February 2007
Location: Canberra, Australia
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Tue February 6, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10
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Works for me!
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Would be very expensive if on a high dose
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I am on the minimum dose (25mg at night) and find that it is perfect for me.
It allows me to sleep with few discernable side effects, and perhaps more importantly, removes the intrusive nightmares, images and thoughts that plague me with PTSD.
To date (about 6-8 months) I have not noticed a dose related dependence or need to increase for the same effect. On the occasions that I have missed it, or take it too late in the evening (I find that around 7pm for a 10pm bed time), difficulties in falling asleep and 'bad thoughts' return.
Maybe not for everyone, but I'm a convert.
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tommy_boy
Newly Joined
Registered: January 2007
Location: iowa
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Thu January 18, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 6
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great for sleep
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very tired/hard to go in the morning
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Definetly gives me some peace in my head,along with a good nights sleep. Have had a mild back ache since i have started on this drug. Doc. says its nothing to worry about though. Still have very much anger and agitation within just to tired to care. Has helped with other symtoms, somewhat leveled off for a couple of months.
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dooris
New Member
Registered: November 2006
Location: Northern Europe
Posts: 1
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Sun January 14, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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helps with sleep
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i'm confused, tired and have lost my appetite, dry mouth and nose, nose bleeding
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I have bipolar with mild psychotic mania. Seroquel 300mg nightly.
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wally
Member
Registered: December 2006
Location: richmond va
Posts: 84
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Tue January 2, 2007
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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Used to help with sleep
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extreme drowsiness and dizziness
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I just started this medication about a week ago. I am in an acute stage of hypomania and this medication does put me to sleep. However, it knocks me out and I find it difficult to keep up physically with my racing thoughts and even coffee has little effect in waking me now in the mornings. That being said, the verdict for me,is still out.
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swell
New Member
Registered: December 2006
Posts: 2
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Sat December 30, 2006
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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PROS:
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helped with sleep
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CONS:
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extreme bloating/ weight gain
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Its hard to determine all the positive aspects since I was on other medications. As soon as I started the treatment I gained nearly 40 lbs. People mistakenly thought I was pregnant. My sister too had the same exact side effects. As soon as I came off the bloating came down and so did some of the weight.
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undertheradar
Member
Registered: December 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 95
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Sat December 23, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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helps me sleep 7-8 hours a night
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daytime agitation
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My pdoc put me on 150mg nightly to help me sleep and stabilize mood. I was taking it during the daytime and it would make me more agitated than I already was. I don't recommend it for day, but night is good
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crazymusiclvr
Member
Registered: January 2006
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 97
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Sun December 3, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9
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Helps with mood. I get quality sleep
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I have to take a different dose every night as the effects can vary daily.
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This medication has saved me. It is expensive but it has helped with my elevated moods and I use it mainly as a sleep aid. I have been dreaming for the first time in a long time when I take it which means i'm getting better quality of sleep. I take between 300mg and 400mg before bed. The only weird part is I have to take a 100mg, wait an hour and see how it effects me because it's important not to take more than you need and it seems to affect me differently every day depending on my mood. It did take about 2 months to get used to this medication so give it time.
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Xilber
Newly Joined
Registered: December 2006
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Sat December 2, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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PROS:
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great sleep, possible mood elevation
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CONS:
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drowsy upon waking
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Along with Lithium, took 100mg at night, and for the first few weeks it forced me to bed soon after taking it. Gradually I was able to stay up a few hours in a drowsy state. Sleep was very deep, I never once woke up during the night. Takes a while to get going in the morning. I sensed a slight improvement in my mood, but not much. Did not help with irritability I had been having.
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mcclt733
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2006
Location: Houston,Texas(USA)
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Wed November 22, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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It does put you to sleep
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I eat like crazy, I've gained a great deal of weight
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I've been taking this for about a year and half now, and it does knock you out it does leave you dis-oriented should you wake up in the middle of the night & I sleepy all the time, but I also have to say that I 4 other drugs for depression,zoloft 200mg,mirtazapine 45mg,(buspirone 60mg,hydroxyzine 100mg,these are for anxiety),and to honest all of these have made me more withdrawn, not that I mind, I like being by myself.
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jenncsw
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2006
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Fri November 10, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $30.00| Rating: 9
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keeps away most negative symptoms of bipolar
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expensive
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I have bipolar I, with psychosis. This is the only med that has ever helped with hallucinations and paranoia. I think it works way better than the lithium cr that I take. The lithium has so many side effects.
Seroquel's main side effect that I have noticed is tiredness, and the weight gain that goes with it.
Also, the actual price without insurance would be prohibitably expensive.
I have not tried any other antipsychotics but this one does work well for me.
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kim7
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2006
Location: Alabama
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Sun November 5, 2006
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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worked but...
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Slept a lot, zombie-like, forgetful
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Worked well, but the side affects weren't worth it.
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les61051
Newly Joined
Registered: November 2006
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Fri November 3, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $329.00| Rating: 6
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this drug has made my sleepness night much better. the rapid thoughts have deceased incredibly
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You feel like your a zombie--but to me, sometimes that is ok--quite sedating
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Has made my horrible anxiety and increased aggression and emotional ups and down (I am a rapid cycler) more tolerable. I am not saying it is the greatest drug in the world, but I will say I do sleep better now, decision making has been better. My manic episodes have decreased, although when I get depressed I really get depressed. I can't take an antidepressant as part of my drug regeime because they cause extreme mania. Lamictal is for the stabalizing effect and Klonopin for the horrible anxiety I feel.
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Special_K
Newly Joined
Registered: July 2008
Location: Georgia, US
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Thu November 2, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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helpful for anxiety
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can take some time to adjust to and affect sleep quality
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I was on 250mg of this 2x daily for a few years... I found it to be pretty good. It numbed my feelings basically, which was what I wanted. I stopped taking it because I was concerned about it affecting my cognition (starting back at school). Since then I've thought about going back on it and I have started taking it a couple of times. Each time I started I started on 50mg in the evening. I found it affected my quality of sleep (negatively). I would be zonked out (didn't wake up for a fire alarm) and I felt really groggy the next morning. It would also zonk me out at night within one hour. It takes around one week for your system to adjust to it. I found it to be fairly helpful but I'm concerned about not waking up for fire alarms so I'm not taking that one any more! That being said if I'm having a really hard time of it 50mg of Seroquel is a useful alternative to a benzo...
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ccpaz
Newly Joined
Registered: October 2006
Location: North West
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Tue October 24, 2006
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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oh?
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nightmares, downer, counter acted the effect of caffeine
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I don't know how to explain this med well. It was provided to me by a health physician as a sleeping aide who thought that I may be bipolar the day she first met me. This stuff KNOCKED me out moments after i'd take them, then i'd have paranoid sleep and always had a hard time waking up out of a nightmare (usually after skipping a night) -- i took this stuff for about 2 weeks. When I told my physician, she told me not to skip and doubled my dose, hallejuah. So on the double dose i was so depressed I felt like killing myself so i bought a 5 shot mocha frap and never felt so depressed in my life. I ended up leaving work early and scheduled to meet with an actaul psychiatrist.
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endless_hysteria
New Member
Registered: October 2006
Location: Worcester, UK
Posts: 2
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Fri October 6, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 6
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i have mixed feelings about this drug. it made me feel great, got rid of all my "dark thoughts" but i did have a severe manic episode while taking them, much worse than usual.
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PasDeDeux
Grand Member
Registered: July 2006
Posts: 750
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Fri September 15, 2006
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: $3.00| Rating: 1
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none
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CONS:
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can cause diabetes, and movement disorders as well as parkinson LIKE issues
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I was given this for a sleep issue and didn't sleep much better but was very apathetic, flat affect, I did NOT eat much....I just sat till it wore off. I also had heart palpitations on it. I didn't like it at all and feel it should not be given unless one has a psychotic issue.
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eskielover
Legendary Wise Elder
Registered: October 2004
Location: Kentucky, USA
Posts: 24752
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Thu September 14, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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helps control anxiety level, controls nightmares
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difficult waking up after taking it.
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I am provided this med from my pdoc's samples. I take it when my anxiety level is high & it helps best if I can just lay down & sleep off the anxiety attack. If I take a high dose, it is harder to wake up immediately & can be drowsy most of the day. It helps me go into a deep sleep to avoid the nightmares from the PTSD. During the day, if anxiety is high, a low dose helps keep me calm & can still function most of the time. I don't think it would be a good solution if I had a job due to the drowsyness. It was the replacement for thorazine when I had a bad reaction to it. I have been lucky to avoid a similar reaction with this med. I do have a hard time functioning when I need to take a larger dose of seroquel, but it has helped me through the PTSD symptoms I have been dealing with.
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Anonymous
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Thu September 14, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 5
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disoriented, confused extremely drowsy, depressed
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I have major depression and used seroquel to get some rest at night. I can't say I won't recommend it for others because I don't know. It made me too drowsy and I couldn't get up in the mornings. I was also very confused while on it and it only made my depression worse.
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bigdog1263
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Registered: September 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 23
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Tue September 12, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4
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small doses good as a sleep aid
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larger doses seem to fan the flames of my manic episode
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terrible side effects, weight gain potential
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Daffy
Newly Joined
Registered: August 2006
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Wed August 16, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 7
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Levels out mixed states
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Sleep much of the day's
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this is a good med with the exception of gained weight and wanting to sleep all the time
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Sarah116
Poohbah
Registered: August 2006
Posts: 1449
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Tue August 8, 2006
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 2
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After getting started on it I had nasty side efffects and it did nothing! Depression, severe weight gain, headaches, makes veins, face and skin very nasty! Dizzy, faint feeling, extreme loss of contact with body (felt like I had a really nasty case of the flu or maybe even Autism.)
Used it for Schizotypal!
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niko851
Member
Registered: March 2006
Location: Noblesville, IN USA
Posts: 75
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Tue July 25, 2006
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Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $160.00| Rating: 3
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Has somewhat reduced the # or severity of my manic states
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KNOCKS YOU OUT, confusion (more-so than already), forgetfullness, VERY EXPENSIVE
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This medicine is supposed to prevent psychotic episodes - or at least aleviate some of them - but I still have them. It is a guaranteed sleep medication for me - within a half hour, I am out and if I am woken up, I'm in the thickest fog imaginable. I become more forgetful than I already am and I am much more confused. Granted, I'd rather be 'catatonic' than raging, but I surely did not ask to become 'zombied out'.
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jennie
Poohbah
Registered: December 2002
Location: DC metro area
Posts: 1366
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Thu June 22, 2006
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Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1
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PROS:
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none
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forgetfulness * confusion * tardive dyskinesia
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(n) Increased dosage caused forgetfulness which caused me to miss a few doses. I called the doc and had this medication adjusted again. Next thing I know I was locked up in the psych ward, confused, and had a medication-induced psychosis.
If you take this drug, please be very careful taking this medication and have a pill organizer. You should also be monitored closely by your prescribing physician, counselor, family, and/or significant other.
I do not recommend antipsychotics for anyone.
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