Posted by Sebastian on November 25, 2004, at 20:16:57
In reply to AP Use, posted by JACJ on November 25, 2004, at 7:08:42
Lots of people stop AP's because of side-effects. They make you tired, generaly, especialy the ones you took. The zyprexa was a low dose, 20 mg would be high. I've been taking zyprexa for 7 years at 10 mg, I stop it for a while when the side-effects are more bother some. 80 mg Geodon is about mid range, a high dose would be 80 mg 2 times a day. 50 mg seroquel is a very low dose, they have a 300 mg pill also, normaly you might take this drug 2 times a day.
"tardive dyskinesia" is repedative uncontrolable body movements, like swalowing over and over again with out the ability to stop, untill you stop taking the medicine. Usualy if you stop the med it just goes away. I had it once, where I could not stop swalowing, so they put me on a different drug and it went away.
There is a difference between uncontrolable and just nervous energy, where you can stop it.
Do you have a diagnosis? I'm schitzoaffective. Which is sort of a mix between bi-polar and schitzophrenia. But more acuretly, major depresion with psychotic features. I went psychotic about 8 years ago, reciving treatment with meds and ECT and hopital stays. Just taking a med is usualy a good sign.
If I'm not mistaken, tardive dyskinesia, is not something you develop over time, but some thing that is usualy instant. And most go away imedialtly.
Sebastian
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