Posted by SLS on March 10, 2005, at 8:53:58
In reply to Re: Jeroen, don't hurt yourself, posted by Jeroen on March 9, 2005, at 9:47:31
Dear Jeroen,
I don't believe that you are either schizophrenic or schizoaffective. You have not demonstrated any psychotic or delusional thoughts and behaviors in your posts.
That said, I think you would profit greatly from taking Zyprexa. It has antipsychotic, antimanic, mood stabilizing, antianxiety, anti-rumination, and anti-OCD properties.
Although it is unlikely that you have TD, Zyprexa can reduce its severity. However, this is really just an academic piece of information for you, as it does not apply to you. The "T" in TD stands for "tardive". Tardive means "late", and refers to the many years of taking antipsychotics that is necessary for this condition to develop. I think you have developed a tic that might have been triggered by extreme anxiety. Facial tics very often develop around the eyes. Have you ever been evaluated for ADD/ADHD? OCD? Is there any history of Tourettes in the family? Zyprexa will suppress tics. The worst thing that I can think of is that you have had a biological vulnerability for developing tics, and that these tics have been unmasked by multiple exposures and abrupt discontinuations of antipsychotics. However, this is just a theoretical scenario that I came up with myself to try to explain things for you. I would not be surprised if Geodon were not individually responsible for unmasking your tics. These tics, however, are not EPS.
I do not think you have enough reasons to justify taking your own life. You do not have a schizoid disorder or TD.
Please understand that I really do respect and understand your feelings. Remember, I've been there too. I am not trying to work against you as if I had some kind or agenda against autoeuthanasia. I am not trying to force you to do anything.
I could be wrong about all of this, but these are my thoughts at this juncture.
- Scott
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> i think its schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, it started at age 14 years old, ive been untreated with no help for like 5 years then at age 20 i started geodon 20 mg for a period of 3 weeks, it gave me tardive dyskinesia, uncontrolled eye movement and blinking
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> im 6 months of the dog po*p (sorry bob) and still have it, bitt less but it still bothering me a lot
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> ive read 50% who take GEODON get tardive dyskinesia, even after taking is several weeks
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> i fel in love with a girl, right when i got this TD she wanted to make love with her, at that time i coudnt keep my eyes open
> and i had to decline her request, because in this condition i dont want to make love with anyone!!!
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> i felt really good at the age of 14 years old i went out a lot in weekends, had very much fun with friend, then it suddenly happened, i felt watched, was scared to go out, the fun was GONE!
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> things in school went from good to evil, worse and very bad
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> i could have a kick *ss youth but no, something bad happened to me, i almost got an answer to my problem, then this TD happened to me and destroyed my social life..
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> its the second time my luck is destroyed, first my youth, because i could have gone out a lot and had a lucky happy life, normal life
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> now age 20 everything was ok i started geodon and now another happyness with this girl has been destroyed..
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> as you can see, i have reasons to kill myself, i am even affraid to tell my doctor i got sick at the age of 14 years old, now that im 20 my future has been detroyed aswell by taking geodon
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> she like me and we could have had a nice relationship for a while
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> i dont want to kill myself yet... im considering going to hospital and try clozaril but my doc said yesterday, that this medicine has too much negative things and hes not behind it..
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> but what if my TD gets reversed? what are my odds?
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> i really do beleive my odds are 0% to get better because what is happening to me MUST be a test from god or i must have done something wrong!
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