Posted by stann on February 23, 2006, at 23:18:48
In reply to Re: zyprexa, posted by med_empowered on February 23, 2006, at 22:36:45
Thanks for the info,what you described is pretty much what i feel.Is there hope that these problems will go away if i continue with the zyprexa?I am wondering if it gets worse before it gets better, like it does when starting a SSRI?
Last night I only took 1.25mg of Z, and today I feel hieghtened anxiety and have had feelings of confusion plus, light headed a few times and shaking.It was a tough dicision but I decided to continue with Z tonight at 2.5mg.I did not have this issue with seroquil.Stann............
> Antipsychotics are tricky. Zyprexa gave me "akathisia"--a sense of inner turmoil, accompanied by shaking and fidgeting--at only 2.5 mgs/day, which is (supposedly) uncommon. What I think is that a *lot* people get low-grade akathisia and heightened anxiety, even with the new antipsychotics...I just dont think psychiatrists notice (or want to notice, really).
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> You COULD wait it out--if its not too bad, you'll probably see improvement in a couple weeks. YOu could then stabilize the dose or increase it. Meds can help with the akathisia (ex: ativan, klonopin, propranolol) but they can present additional problems, too.
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> Have you tried Buspar? It does **mild** serotonin antagonism and a little D2 agonsim/antagonism--it might help.
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> Good luck!
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