Poll: How long have you been taking your current antipsychotic?

  • Under a year
  • 1 year
  • 2 years
  • 3 years
  • 4 years
  • 5 years
  • More than 5 years
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Well. On and off. 7 years.

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One year, though i did take it a little previously. This is longest stretch ive complied with, will probably continue for another two years till the newer meds are here

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Only meds i have been on, tried abilify for a week but went kinda loco

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4 years of clozapine
4 years of chlorpromazine
5-6 years of haldol

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About a decade.

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Very long. About 16 years.

I tried switching a few times, but failed.

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I cant really remember but i think ive been on invega 5 or 6 years before that risperidone

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34 years on zyprexa. That is just an estimate. I don’t remember exactly.

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I have been on and off taking meds… But never had taken for more than a year anything… I am checking on which meds give me lasting effect and need to stick to that… for now I am researching…

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risperidone since 2013. fluoxetine since 3 yrs ago. and some antidepressants on and off.

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I switched to vraylar a short time ago. so under a year.

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I’m glad you don’t have to switch antipsychotics. Doesn’t it cause you to gain weight?

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The Clopixol at various doses in 27 years at doses from 300 mgs byweekly to 300 mgs weekly and nowadays 500 mgs every 3 week.

Qutiapine for 13 years. ir. from 250 to 900 mgs doses. Now 900 mg Qutiapine by.mouth.

was 20 years on Ziprasidone 240 mg – 160 mg.
Thanks G** thats over now.

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I’ve been on risperidone, on and off, for 27 years now. Ziprasodone for approximately 25 years, give or take a few years. And quetiapine for 8 years. Those are all I’m on now.

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It may be bad for my waist line but like it or not invega is my drug.

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Makes sense that you can trust people here about their user experiences with medication

Clozaril for about 11 years now

I’ve already posted. 1515151515

i have been on different aps for 13 years