Posted by Lou Pilder on August 11, 2011, at 21:08:36
In reply to Re: Zyprexa update - I'm so confused/scared, posted by jerseygal1 on August 11, 2011, at 19:11:18
> I noticed that I don't feel so flat and depressed since I've cut back. But that's been replaced with anxiety. And I think I may be feeling some akathasia as I feel like I have this inner restlessness. Maybe I'm feeling the anxiety because I'm tired of all the med changes and nothing working. Pdoc also wants me to increase pristiq to 100 mg. so I guess I'll try that and see what happens. My pdoc is on vacation so I won't see or talk to him for at least 2 weeks.
jg,
You wrote,[...anxiety...akathesia..inner restessness..all the med changes and nothing working...at least 2 weeks...] The combination of drugs you describe here could be life-threatening. They are both CNS depressants and could effect the respiratory aspect and othe CNS issues. And there is wanting one to be upped?
Akathesia {can} go away if the drug is stopped. Do you really want to continue with these drugs if there is the potential for the akathesia to not go away?
There could be an emergency number for you to call he prescriber. Try the office or the AMA.
There are some people that depressing their CNS could be more of a risk to cause death than others. If you are taking other drugs, not psychotropic, those drugs could also be CNS depressants which could increase your risk of death.
The "akathesia" could also be tardive dyskinesia or some form of dystonia.
If there is that nothing is working, what expectation could you have to think that adding another drug or increasing the doage would do any better for you/ And could it not the case be that adding another drug or increasing the ddosage could be life-threatening?
Let us reason together. If you could post some more information, and then I could respond accordingly.
Lou
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