They're talking about putting me on Stelazine, and my usual source (Crazy meds) has no information. All I know is that it's an old antipsychotic with lots of side effects. What are people's experiences with it?
Aye, I'm refusing a number of meds because of weight gain. The side effects for this look awful - tardis dykensia for instance which can be irreversible. My Mum is quite worried about it. Eugh.
I've been on this, not a very high dose though.
I can't remember much as i pretty unwell at the time but i remember i had pretty restless legs on it - but no where near as bad as haloperidol (which is also one of the old antipsychotics).
Why do they want you on this? Have you tried all the newer atypical ap's?
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It is for Borderline Personality Disorder with psychotic features, depression, ocd, nightmares etc. I am having problems with disassociation and intense moods with suicidal or serious self harm ideation (and actions although I am really trying to stop). Also I have extremely bad nightmares, which although I Should be used to continue to reach terrifying heights.
I have been on three of the atypical antipsychotics, risperadone, amisulpiride and abilify. I won't go on olanzapine because of the weight gain (which I've seen in hospital with my own eyes).
I have also been in and out of hospital for a long time as you know, and at the moment I am out and want to stay that way, although my doctor did ask if I Wanted to come in over the weekend and I said no.
I have been on prozac, sertraline, citalopram, clomipramine amonst other anti-d's, clomipramine is the only one to have had any effect on my ocd and anxiety (none of them have done anything for my depression and 'affected moods').
I am on timazepam for my sleep and nightmares/ night terrors but it just helps me to sleep, it has noeffect on the nightmares. I was on zolpiclone for two and a half years so that doesn't work anymore, and again had no effect on nightmares.
I would have thought stelazine would e like the last of the old antipsychotics to try. They're also talking about trying me on a mood stabiliser. I'm quite scared of it all really, I'll do what they tell me because I do want to get better and I can't live the way I am at the moment, (And I don't want to be sectioned) but stelazine sounds so risky and a last resort, they've mentioned carbomazine or something like that and also halpirodol too.
On top of the medication I am on at the moment (citalopram, clomipramine, abilify, timazepam) I am on prn diazepam which also helps, but you know it's not a long term medication.
They've also talked about the cassel (which I said no too, I've spent enough time in institutions) and the specialist has suggested depot medication (injections) which is scary too.
I think I would be better if they could give me psychotherapy or CBT or something but you know how far stretched the NHS is. And because of my hsitory no one wants to take me on because they say I'll need long term and intense therapy and they can't do that because the services are all being changed around.
It is such a shame that so many of the medications cause weigh gain, it really does cause problems for those of us who have eating issues. I have borderline personality disorder as well with strong suicidal and self harm ideation also.
The only one of the anti-psychotics I've tried that you've been on is Rispiradone which made me lactate which was horrid so I came off that, Olanzepine is horrid, the weight gain is awful and theres no denying it happens to nearly everyone. Currently im on Seroquel which isn't too bad, I know that I have to be on one and the weight gain is nowhere near as bad as Olanzepine so I've stuck with this one.
Wha are you scared about a mood stabiliser hun? Im currently on Topiramate, a drug not really used in the UK but its really helping me and there is no weight gain at all which is fantastical.
I know the whole medication thing can be confusing and frustrating, my Drs are messing around with mine at the moment much to my annoyance and as much as I hate them doing it and the side effects that I read up on scare me...I guess we just have to try and trust them...to a certain extent.
ive never been on it hunny.
you should ask for CBT or something, im sure if you feel it might work its better than putting you on another med.
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I had three years of CBT, which really helped with my OCD (but it was two years before it started to work) but they want me in some kind of psychotherapy for the BPD.
I am nervous of being turned into a zombie anymore than I already am with my disassociation. Seroquel would cause really, really stupid issues with my real life friends, which are so stupid I won't go into here. Other mood stabilisers I don't know, I'll try anything I'm just apprehensive, more so than I usually am actually. Normally I'm fine trying a new med, but I guess it's just that I have no experience with these ones.
