Posted by J Kelly on April 7, 2016, at 13:37:28
In reply to Re: replace zyprexa with what?, posted by Zyprexa on April 7, 2016, at 0:12:40
> I take zyprexa and perphenazine. Other than zyprexa, perphenazine is the only AP I could tolerate. I've been taking perphenazine for about 8 years now, and zyprexa for 18. Zyprexa is better than perphenazine. But perphenazine does not have weight gain. It will also help with sleep. I can't say for sure what the perphenazine is doing, because I have never taken it alone. I tried discontinuing zyprexa but had some problems. I think at best I decreased the zyprexa a lot. Then I had some anger problems when I tried to d/c the perphenazine, so I didn't do that either. I think I was actually grumpy a lot before the perphenazine too.
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> Perphenazine alowed me to reduce my zyprexa at the time and weight has been more managable. Mind you I didn't eat before taking zyprexa.
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> When I reduced zyprexa, on perphenazine I also had some holucinations and time disorientation. That may have been the day I didn't take zyprexa, I'm not really sure. I was at work and froze in time not knowing what I was doing. For a brief second and snaped out of it. It gets a lot worse if I stop it for a long time. I have not totaly done that in over a decade now.Thanks for this post Zyprexa. This gives me a lot to consider. I'd love to switch to perphenazine but if it doesn't cover me for psychosis while on Nardil then back on the shelf it goes. These decisions are SO hard to make. I'm sure you can relate.
Jade
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