I am starting on ziprasidone for schizophrenia tonight and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with it. I did a search here on RYL but didn't really find anything at all.
Thanks,
Rara
I've got six pages of this textbook about ziprasidone. What do you want to know the most? It's not in my BNF as ziprasidone is not marketed in the UK.
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
It became like a sort of prison. Encased in a silver shell, words so full of bleeding need spilled like drops on dry leaves. And all the while laughter prevailed a long way from here. Nowhere land, nowhere time, nowhere space.
You are welcome ,I hope everything is ok in hospital .It can be tough being inside.
It became like a sort of prison. Encased in a silver shell, words so full of bleeding need spilled like drops on dry leaves. And all the while laughter prevailed a long way from here. Nowhere land, nowhere time, nowhere space.
It is hard, I am having a lot of trouble with motivation/apathy so I find myself doing nothing for long periods or freaking out a little (like now) about the Spies and Spy creatures.
Thanks for the reply reallife
I quote the book (not word for word, but I'm just taking bits out that seem relevant):
Quote:
Notable side-effects:
Dizziness, extra-pyramidal symptoms, sedation, dystonia (only at high doses), nausea, dry mouth, asthenia, skin rash, orthostatic hypotension
And the scales on the page:
Weight gain: "unusual"
Sedation: "not unusual"
Maximum dose is apparently 100mg twice daily (ie 200mg/day)
Low doses can give activating effects in some.
Half-life: 6.6 hours
You may need twice-daiy dosing.
It is sometimes used for "some cases of pychosis refractory to treatment with other antipsychotics and/or those concenrned about gaining weight."
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
My dosage is now 40mg in the morning and 40mg nocte. The only side effect I have noticed is slight blurred vision when looking at a screen or paper for a while, which I hadnt experienced before.
I agree with Roiben, I had that when I was sedated on meds. Keep us updated on if the new medication helps.
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
It became like a sort of prison. Encased in a silver shell, words so full of bleeding need spilled like drops on dry leaves. And all the while laughter prevailed a long way from here. Nowhere land, nowhere time, nowhere space.
It became like a sort of prison. Encased in a silver shell, words so full of bleeding need spilled like drops on dry leaves. And all the while laughter prevailed a long way from here. Nowhere land, nowhere time, nowhere space.
