Have anyone dealt with that? How long does it last?
Yes, i know that, i never was so paranoid and psychotic ( many many times psychotic episodes, but not as strong as the psychosis caused the zyprexa) in my live when i’m reduces that pills.
It took a long time to reduce and feel clean, but it’s worth imo.
So you could learn to handle the psychosis, when you getting really really sick, than you can take a little bit more, it works fast.
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Maybe try valerian root to help with anxiety. There’s a good chance it can help. It’s sold at the pharmacy, you don’t need a prescription.
It adds to sedation though, so if the meds already make you heavily sedated then maybe don’t take them at the same time as you take your meds.
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Thanks for the tip. I’m too afraid to take any supplements. I’m so neurotic about it and afraid of adding more substances to the mix. Will probably just deal with the anxiety. It kind of reminds me of the anxiety you get the day after drinking alcohol, minus the brainfog and irritability.
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I felt so horrid during Zyprexa withdrawal, more than any other time, that I almost jumped out of my 11th floor window. I was anxious, angry, vengeous, volatile, sad.
I first wanted to stop. Then decided to switch to haldol. The haldol eased things a bit. But still. I can’t remember well…but I think the peek anxiety lasted maybe 2-3 months. It got better, eventually, don’t despair.
But I wouldn’t wish Zyprexa on my worst enemy. Sorry you are suffering.
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Thanks for your story, sucks you had to go through that. I’m switching to abilify so I feel like the anxiety would be worse if I went from zyprexa to zero drugs… I can only imagine how that would be like.
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I hope the abilify eases things out a bit. As soon as I started the haldol, it was a lot more bearable. Hang in there. I think the first 2 weeks were the worst. Then things started to go up.
I’ve heard (and felt) in benzo withdrawal there is a waves and windows pattern often…with ups and downs…and as I understood zyprexa partly works on the same receptors in your brain. So may have the same pattern.
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Yup, I definitely feel waves of anxiety, not constant.
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I wast on zyprexa for just two years(30 mgs) so it was very easy to get off of it. Try to get of an antipsychotics after 20 years of usage. That you’ll find very difficult and you’ll most likely not succeed in that.
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