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Sleep and wake cycles, irritable then normal?

Posted by Danielj on March 21, 2015, at 16:09:29

My son was diag schizoaffective 11 years ago. His meds held him for almost 8 years, but for the last 3 years moods up and down, manias, sleep for 2-3 days then awake, sometimes good other days parkinson type symptoms and talking to himself. Strange cycles and moods.

Current meds 10 mg zyprexa 8 PM

50 mg Zoloft and 5 mg zyprexa 11 AM

 

Re: Sleep and wake cycles, irritable then normal?

Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 22, 2015, at 21:22:58

In reply to Sleep and wake cycles, irritable then normal?, posted by Danielj on March 21, 2015, at 16:09:29

zyprexa is a good medication, but it does produce parkinsons effects, i've taken 30mg on one time because of mania, i woke up the next day i was trying to screw my vacuum cleaner together and my hands would not stay still, i kept missing the screw hole and couldnt not do it.....

one thing is that after a period the mind adapts to medication, and it levelize the effects, back to normal condition, or original, but if it's discontinued it would be bad.....

you may want to ask about geodon, or respiridal, also there's clozapine, but that is heavy heavy duty medication.....

the ones that have the few side effects are the new ones that came out, saphris, latuda, geodon, abilify, maybe ask the doctor about a medication change......

does the medication still help some symptoms?

r

 

Re: Sleep and wake cycles, irritable then normal? ยป Danielj

Posted by Zyprexa on May 31, 2015, at 22:05:01

In reply to Sleep and wake cycles, irritable then normal?, posted by Danielj on March 21, 2015, at 16:09:29

I had that problem. Had to increase the zyprexa to 20mg. I cut pill in 3, morning noon night. Seems like the problem could be from generic zyprexa. Which I'm asuming your son takes now and for the last 3 years? If I get too tired I skip a dose.


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