Should I stop taking my med.?
 

My doctor gave me Amisulpride and I've been taking it no longer than a year now. Then suddenly, I had trouble breathing mostly when I'm stressed or worried or scared. It was like a panic or anxiety attack. Also, I kept looking upwards. So I talked to my doctor about it and he told me that it was something called oculogyric crisis, where my eyes roll upwards and couldn't look down. He said it was a side effect of the medication I'm taking. He gave me something for it but I still get it sometimes. Now I want that side effect gone. I don't want to be scared of it cause it usually happens when I'm out of the house and when I travel on an airplane ( which I do a lot). I need to be on my 100% for my mom. Should I stop seeing my doctor and stop taking Amisulpride?

Hi there,

I'm sorry to hear you're having this side-effect from this medication. I have never experienced it but it sounds distressing.

I would advise seeing your doctor again before stopping medication. It might need to be reduced before stopping it or something put in it's place etc, so it's always better to speak to the prescriber before you stop any medication.

If you were to stop the medication why would you stop seeing your doctor?

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Thanks for your reply. I will talk to my doctor about wanting to stop the medication. I just thought I can just walk away from it because that's what I did on my first doctor. I just told my mom that I don't want to go back and then I didn't see her again.

I can understand just wanting to walk away from an attempt at getting professional support, but it really is always advised to speak to the prescribing doctor beforehand to ensure you don't get other side effects.

x x x

I understand wanting to just not go back but you may need to reduce the medication dose gradually and a doctor can help you with this (it's the safest way to come off medication though isn't always required). It's best to check with your doctor, tell them you want to come off it and see what they suggest. I'm sure they'll understand why you're coming off it, but pleaaaseee make sure you do see the doctor first.

Hey I got the same side effect as you from a medication called haloperidol. I understand how distressing it is.
Like you, my doctor gave me something called procyclodine to stop it bit it didn't work for me.
I spoke to my doctor and he changed me onto another medication which helped massively and didn't cause the eye rolling.
Maybe you could do the same?
Take care of yourself xx

You should probably seek a second opinion from a doctor before taking any decision.