Have you ever had nasty side effects from meds you were taking?
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Have you ever had nasty side effects from meds you were taking?
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Yes, absolutely! I used to take Seroquel which had a side effect of fatigue, blurred vision, and weight gain. Coming off it produced withdrawl due to dependency resulting in severe rebound insomnia, nausea, headache, and irritability.
I have treatment resistant depression so we added Lamictal to my regimen. I was subsequently hospitalized due to an adverse reaction resulting in crying spells, skin rash, and suicidal ideation. At the time I was also on Klonopim, but had a positive experience with it.
– Jaymie
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Oh I hated Seroquel! I am allergic to it so cant take it. My current antipsychotic is trevicta, its Invega in a shot, every 3 months, I also take Haldol at night. It works well for me. Xxx
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Seroquel worked well for me symptom wise, but it made me dangerously neutral. My mood was stable, but I also didn’t care if the house burned down. I cant say I have experience with that particular combination. Have you had side effects?
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Not from those two antipsychotics the Haldol and the true Victor no no side-effects actually they work very well and they are very good they keep me very stable
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I’m so glad you have found a combination that works well for you.
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So am I! xoxo
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Often. It’s frustrating.
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Very very frustrating. I don’t think I’m going to be able to go to therapy this morning I’m just to non-functional today again the tiredness is back 😍🌸🌸
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Exhaustion is hard to overcome. I get it too. Sometimes, in order to get past it, I promise myself rest after whatever it is I have to do. Doesn’t always work though, lol.
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I try that too sometimes. Today though I knew it wasn’t a runner. I had zero concentration! xoxo
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Take care. Rest well.
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Thanks VJ. I’ve been relaxing this afternoon, I feel a lot better now!
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Absolutely. I’ve been on many meds for my fibromyalgia, neuropathy, and migraines, and almost all of them had horrible side effects.
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I’ve been on a lot over the years as well. Didn’t get many side-effects to many of them of late though but in the past I’ve gotten a lot of side-effects which were horrible 🙂🥰
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oh yes, and it was awful!
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It is, absolutely awful 💕
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I don’t and never have taken any meds largely because they address the symptoms, not the causes.
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You have a point cherie 😚💜💜
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Oh yes! Weight gain being the most significant. But the most awful was sleep paralysis. I’m fine when I take a second dose of Milnacipran around noon, but if I take a second dose in the evening I’m screwed.
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I’ve never had sleep paralysis but it’s something that terrifies me so I wouldn’t like to have it
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