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It’s been a rough time since I did not show up here. Due to the side effects of the medications, I have been trying several times to stop them. I am taking Ziprasidone and Clonazepam and have been taking Sertraline for a while.

This year I had several side effects such as: frequent urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, muscle stiffness, frequent palpitations, vision problems, hearing problems such as hyperacusis, stomach problems, drowsiness all the time (as now).

My anxiety has increased a lot and I almost do not leave the house.
I do not know if I continue to take sertraline, it seems that it has increased the voices and the songs inside my mind in the almost two months I have taken it, and I have had strange images inside my mind. Should I continue to take it? I was taking 50 mg in the morning and 50 mg in the evening, after a month began to give me drowsiness (like almost all the medications I used).

The voices and the songs within my mind continue to accompany me as always, and on many occasions I have had as that “attacks of voices or songs”.

I started wanting to stop taking my medications after so many side effects and after seeing anti-psychiatry contents, for example Peter Breggin.

I began to question psychiatry and the concept of mental illness, doubting psychiatry and questioning its earliest and most recent history (electroshocks, forced hospitalizations, supposed links between psychiatrists and pharmaceutical industries, for example).

So, I started to no longer accept having to take medicine the rest of my life and having to stay with these side effects, I was completely disheartened and apathetic towards life and future projects. Life began to be worthless to me.

But I found some comfort recently in studying deist philosophy at home and listening to music I like, reading books like Thomas Paine and Voltaire.

And today I started a distance learning Programming Logic course, but I feel anxious about it. My benefit (called social security in US, I think) is in the last month and I do not know if I will continue to receive it.

I am very sad about my family problems today and with no future prospects.

Please help me.

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Welcome back!!!

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Hi Andy! I don’t remember seeing you on here!

Welcome back !!

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Hello Andy…

I remember u.

Welcome back

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Please someone help me.

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You have the same avatar that’s a great sign

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Is Zoloft (Sertraline) good for anxiety?

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What is your psychiatrist saying to do ? Not sure if anyone can advise on what to do with medication.

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You can also go to emergency :rotating_light:

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Some people swear by Zoloft. They say it’s good for anxiety

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I have changed my psychiatrist and he wants me to take the following medications:

  • Geodon (80mg x2)
  • Risperdal (2mg x1)
  • Klonopin (2mg x 1)
  • Zoloft (50mg x 2)
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Geodon is working very well for me!

You need to eat a meal with it !

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I’m having trouble sleeping too.

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Could be geodon side effect. Please consult your pdoc. I take 0.5 mg ativan at night

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Risperdal might help with your sleep issues, @Andy … but it’s not certain. It might also help with voices or intrusive sounds. I know nothing about sertraline… is it an antidepressant? You should only take an antidepressant if you are depressed. Some antidepressants, such as bupropion (wellbutrin), also help with breaking tobacco addiction. But for some schizophrenics, antidepressants can increase the risk of relapse. Something worth discussing with your pdoc.

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Muscle stiffnes and blurry vision may indeed be extrapyramidal symptoms caused by an antipsychotic. For palpitations or fast heart rate you could try a beta blocker such as propranolol, which can also help against anxiety.
Bring them up in your next appointment !

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Good to see you around n Thankzzz for updating us.

How are your new medications going?

I was going to suggest you try a new medication if the other ones are not helping you at all.

Good on ya for studying n giving it a go.
Hope you will enjoy it and do well.

:blush::pray:t3:

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Hi guys! How are you?

Ziprasidone is giving me a lot of drowsiness, what can I do?
I do not want to take risperidone in order not to increase drowsiness.

I feel like a robot when I’m very sleepy.

I’ve been trying to stop taking Geodon several times.

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All you can do is take most of the Geodon in the evening, you could ask your pdoc about lowering the dose.

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I take 80mg in the morning and 80mg in the evening.

Could I take 160mg overnight?
And the half-life of 12 hours?