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Posted by Preston7979 on February 21, 2002, at 11:08:57
I am currently an outpatient for a psychiatrist and am wondering about my medicine. I am abou 300lbs. and 6''2',18 years old and I play football. I have had panic disorder since 6 months ago when i took to much ecstacy. My docter has tried meds from a2z. I am wonderin about my current medicine. I am taking .5mg klonopin 2x a day and 2 at night for sleep. I also take 100mg of zoloft in the morning. And finally .25(low dose) of risperdal in the evenings. This combanation I have been on for about 65weeks and am doin better. Now her come the questions. Am I taking too much medicine to play football. I feel as though I don't need the risperdal. How often is risperdal used in panic disorder. And finally I was just wondering if you know any doctors who played sports while in college because I am going off next year and would like to major in pre-med. Also oone more thing, are these medications safe to take while playing college football?, which i'm sure you know is tough.
Posted by Ritch on February 21, 2002, at 23:23:29
In reply to Panic disorder medication questions, posted by Preston7979 on February 21, 2002, at 11:08:57
> I am currently an outpatient for a psychiatrist and am wondering about my medicine. I am abou 300lbs. and 6''2',18 years old and I play football. I have had panic disorder since 6 months ago when i took to much ecstacy. My docter has tried meds from a2z. I am wonderin about my current medicine. I am taking .5mg klonopin 2x a day and 2 at night for sleep. I also take 100mg of zoloft in the morning. And finally .25(low dose) of risperdal in the evenings. This combanation I have been on for about 65weeks and am doin better. Now her come the questions. Am I taking too much medicine to play football. I feel as though I don't need the risperdal. How often is risperdal used in panic disorder. And finally I was just wondering if you know any doctors who played sports while in college because I am going off next year and would like to major in pre-med. Also oone more thing, are these medications safe to take while playing college football?, which i'm sure you know is tough.
Preston,
If you are concerned about the need for the Risperdal, just tell your doctor and see if he will let you taper off of that med first. Risperdal isn't indicated for panic disorder anyways. Klonopin and Zoloft are and do work quite well for that. If the Klonopin and Zoloft do not make you feel too fatigued (and they are working for you) it should be OK for heavy cardiovascular activity. They don't usually create any problems with heart rhythym and that sort of stuff.
good luck,
Mitch
Posted by Elizabeth on February 22, 2002, at 11:40:05
In reply to Panic disorder medication questions, posted by Preston7979 on February 21, 2002, at 11:08:57
Hi. I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience with MDMA. I'm glad to hear that you're doing better on the medications. Did you start all three of them at the same time? If not, in what order did you start them, and how much time did you give each to work?
As Mitch points out, there's no evidence that Risperdal (or any similar drug) is effective in treating panic disorder. If you feel that the Risperdal isn't helping you, I suggest talking to your doctor -- s/he should be able to give you a reason why s/he has prescribed Risperdal. I suspect that your intuition that you don't need it is probably right.
Klonopin is a very good drug for panic disorder, and it might be that you simply aren't taking a high enough dose. Do you think the Zoloft is helping?
You should be able to tell whether you're able to play football or not. If your coach thinks that you're doing well, I wouldn't worry about it.
I think that most colleges don't have a "pre-med" department -- pre-meds (students who are planning on going to med school) can major in just about anything, as long as they take the basic requirements for med school (the list of course requirements that I've heard is 2 semesters each of: general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, physics, calculus; the sciences should include labs). A lot of people major in chemistry or biology, but my psychiatrist who I saw when I was living in Boston was an English lit major (he's a psychoanalyst), and I majored in theoretical math (I'm hoping to apply to med school once I get back on my feet -- I've been struggling with depression). I've met doctors and med students who majored in subjects like mechanical engineering, philosophy, brain & cognitive sciences, physics, etc.
Where are you going to college, if you know yet?
-elizabeth
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