Posted by Chloe on July 24, 2001, at 19:12:03
In reply to Re: Help! GEODON, EPS?-Medlib,Cam? » Chloe, posted by Mitch on July 24, 2001, at 0:43:27
> Mitch
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I am so glad you responded. I want anyone and all who has been down this road to reply!You are probably right that I need to get off of this one because of the mouth stuff...
I got the tongue wiggle from being mellaril for years and years and it never totally disappeared. I guess it's part of me to a greater or lesser degree. I still get that tongue wiggle and clenching under stress, or when I initially started Celexa. Really activating things cause that reaction in my mouth.
I have never had any success with the atypicals, because I always get the tongue thing with in a week. BUT maybe this tongue thing is not TD, but EPS? I always thought it was TD, so I never gave any of the atypicals a fair trial. My impression is that EPS is a more generalized large limb movement, not just an isolated area, like the mouth...Am I wrong?
I have tried benadryl in the past and haven't had much relief, jsut more side effects, like cottonmouth!
When I woke up this am, I was planning to stop this med. But I flipped out before I could do anything, even shower. I was so shaky, teary and and unstable, and I wasn't thinking straight. I did not know what to do. I was inconsolable and I had to give up a med that has made me more productive than I have been in years. I have gotten more done in one week than I have in the last two years! I tried extra valium, but it wasn't enough for me to face the day. So I licked up 10 mgs of my white powder and felt infinitely better. I mean amazingly better. If (or when?) I have to stop this drug I will be in trouble. Am I looking at rehab?My pdoc did say that she thinks that Geodon is NOT supposed to cause TD, hence I am guessing she thinks the mouth stuff is start up EPS. But these ap's are really not to be fooled around with. I just wish they didn't work so well for me.
I do need to have a sit down with my pdoc. But I have to say I am really starting to love life on this drug... ah, until the med begins to wear off!
Thanks for all the advice and support. Keep posting!
Chloe, feeling good now, but...it never lasts
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