How My Psychiatrist Appointment Went

Due to increased suicidal ideation and violent aggressiveness, my psychiatrist decided to put me on lithium which he thinks will take the edge off.

Last night my dad put me back on 4 mg of risperidone and 50 mg of haldol. I also took 2 mg of xanax to calm me down due to symptoms.

Well, my doctor agreed with my dad to treat this illness with four medications: haldol, risperidone, caplyta, and lithium.

I was really hoping there was another way to treat my illness, so that I’m not on so many drugs. As it is, I can barely walk today because my balance is all out of wack which I suspect will pass, but more than likely caused by the risperidone, which is known for that.

Anyway, I just hope I don’t do anything stupid. Therapy techniques work, but I need first a better foundation of medication. I feel like at 50 mg of haldol, that it’s losing its effectiveness; which happens to every antipsychotic I take.

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You’re taking way too many meds @John_Raven

But I’m no pdoc …

Also, are you using drugs or alcohol by any chance ?

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I think it could be true as for me for the meds to kick in takes 2 Week time may be the meds effectiveness will be also present.

My previous docs just varies the dose of intake.

If it’s not varied there are chances I would relapse.

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Yeah, it’s all in a effort to avoid Clozapine. Because we don’t want to use the last ditch effort when my brain is still developing and I’m in my early twenties, so the illness will continue to grow and get worse. But I agree, it’s a lot, and my pdoc hates that I’m on a lot. Part of the reason he doesn’t want to prescribe Clozapine, is that it would more than likely lead to more drugs to counter the side effects.

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Yeah Clozapine can cause some heart issues. @WhiteRaven had to stop it if im correct.

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Yes, I don’t want to be in a situation where I develop an unhealthy heart. Ive always had a great heart, so I’m not anxious to lose it.

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Oh, sorry @anon57786250, I didn’t reply to the last part of your post; no, I do not use alcohol or illicit drugs. It’s against my religious beliefs.

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I’m also on multiple medications, my pdoc hates that I have to be on two different APs but it’s what works best for me and keeps me out of the hospital.

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I’m on multiple medications so I was successfully able to reduce my Risperdal dose

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I had anger problems. One thing I had to do was walk it off. It’s gotten better.

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Your taking a huge amout of haldol, plus being on 3 antipsychotics must be draining. Hopefully you’ll find some peace and that all those drugs don’t make you worse off.

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Thank you. It is draining especially now since my pdoc put me on lithium too.

Just curious, are you living a healthy life with healthy diet and exercise?

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Sodium valproate can help calm the aggressiveness.

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While I’m not at the target weight I want to be at this month, I would say I am fairly healthy and, yes, I do exercise three times a week of intense cardio and weightlifting. But I’ve been noticing lately, that while on 3 APs and lithium, that my heart and conditioning has been reversed to that of when I was doing virtually no cardio. That concerns me.

Well, you’re devout LDS. I could chase you down the street with a coffee pot and I bet you say “flip” when you swear. (My humorous way of saying you’d be the last person here I would suggest would be using.)

:grin:

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Correct, I hardly swear. Since my going on my service mission, I don’t know if I cussed even one time lol, but that’s because I just grew up not cursing.

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I also like how you said coffee pot lol.

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Not to come off as rude, but doesn’t your religion tell something bad about suicidal attempts and individuals? Not to assume anything but usually, religion is where some people find their depression lowering