Posted by River1924 on April 29, 2005, at 0:41:05
In reply to ANY STELAZINE EXERIENCES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!, posted by ace on April 27, 2005, at 23:49:45
I've read the other posts and they seem to know your situation. I know the urge to find the perfect golden drug but since you state you have ocd that desire may simply be a symptom of the ocd. "If I just do this, it will be all better."
Although I'm a cynic about drug company propaganda, the atypicals are better if you can tolerate them (ie modest weight gain and blood sugar levels.) My doctor lets me use stelazine for periods of time because it is one of the least sedating anti-psychotics and my mental problems don't ever get out of control. (I don't get manic, psychotic, crazy or attempt suicide.) Balance change with the potential negative downsides. Have drug changes made you severely unbalanced in the past?
If you tolerate seroquel, stelazine won't feel as calming. Seroquel seemed like a decent drug but I'm extremely sensitive to sedation. I slept continuously on it. (On the anti-histamine benadryl, I sleep for 20 hours.) Stelazine has been approved for anxiety but all the anti-psychotics will probably help with anxiety...most better than stelazine (including the old "typicals") with fewer eps symptoms.
Just be careful. I sometimes change meds for change's sake (and for hope) but it usually isn't fruitful. Educational but not really necessary or more helpful to my mental/cognitive/emotional state. Good luck and peace, River.
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