Posted by olysi79 on February 1, 2005, at 13:48:33
In reply to Re: I hate Thorazine!! » Ritch, posted by ed_uk on January 14, 2005, at 13:22:47
Hey Ed,
I've never tried Thorazine but it sounds like you and I have had similar experiences on APs. I get severe akathisia and panic attacks if I take them for too long, like I could blow right out of my skin, LOL even a low dose of friggin Seroquel did that to me. I get this internal intense urge to move, and I feel like I could walk around the world 100 times and it still wouldn't be enough, much like an agitated depression/mixed state. It's hard because those meds are excellent for intrustive thinking and whatnot. I wish they would come up with one that didn't rub you out with akathisia and other EPS stuff. Now I just take one as needed off and on as sort of a "reset" if things are getting out of hand, but it would be nice to have one that was reliable for long term use.> Hi,
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> My experience with Thorazine....
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> About 2 years ago I had a severe episode of OCD. While I was waiting for citalopram to work my pdoc gave me a prescription for Thorazine because I was desperate for relief.
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> Effects........
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> 25mg dose... drowsiness, mental slowing, mild dry mouth, no relief of OCD whatsoever.
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> 50 mg dose.... some increased anxiety.
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> I got desperate and took 150mg (max. daily dose is 1000mg) because my OCD was making me suicidal.....
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> Result.........
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> Severe anxiety,
> VERY severe akathisia- I was writhing and shouting,
> Dystonia of tongue.
> Mental confusion,
> strong anticholinergic side effects.
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> Went to ER........
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> Took 60 mg (12 tabs) of Valium to calm me down. At first they wouldn't give me more than 5mg so I has to make a scene and threaten to kill myslelf. I was the worst distress of my life- would not wish it on my worst enemy.
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> Ed.
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> Sever
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