I just keep swapping meds due to every single med having unbearable side effects. From akathisia, eye rolling to intense sedation. I feel guilty because my nurse said to me “why do you keep swapping?”
I feel its all my fault but I cant handle the side effects. But I feel better knowing the general advice is to keep swapping till you find the right one. I wanted to know if there’s people in similar situations or have been before.
There was several years of trying different ap’s for me until i settled on one with less side effects
Im taking old generation ap now at a moderate dose. Its helping. But i have diabetes and high cholesterol which i take meds for.
Several years? I feel better then. I thought me swapping for over a year was weird and an overstretch. Will just keep swapping till I find the right one.
Make sure you give it time to actually try working though. Because some meds have side effects that mostly correct themselves after a few months
Could you make a list of the meds you’ve tried and list the side effects you experienced?
Risperidone and paliperidone (anhedonia, sexual dysfunction and akathisia)
Amisulpride (chronic emotional pain)
Flupentixol (severe akathisia and eye rolling)
Aripiprazole (akathisia, eye rolling and vomiting)
Quetiapine (I personally could not handle the sedation as a runner)
I’d recommend olanzapine and vraylar if you haven’t tried them. I’m on both.
Don’t feel alone. Many people here feel the same way. I can’t tolerate any antipsychotic either. This is because all antipsychotics are dopamine antagonists. Look up cobenfy on the internet, maybe it can help you.