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Post by ellief on Nov 23, 2013 18:19:48 GMT
Hey, so im having a medication review next week with the aim of going on an anti-psychotic because the psychosis made me want to and try to jump in front of a train. What anti-psychotics are people taking? Do they help? Do you have any side effects? Also, who ha experienced weight gain? And on what? (the reason im not on them until now is because of my anorexia and fear of the weight gain).
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Post by Joel on Dec 27, 2013 3:30:19 GMT
I'm an Olanzapine which is an Anti-psychotic. It has definitely helped me. Its brought my moods more into line and also helped with the psychosis but the only side effect I have experienced, and the only one I was warned about, was increased appetite.
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Post by aimeecatherine on Jan 1, 2014 20:30:34 GMT
I tried quetiapine but gained a lot of weight. Did not help me with recovery from bullimia
I'm now on aripiprazole and have had no weight gain and positive effects only xx
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Post by ellief on Jan 7, 2014 17:23:47 GMT
Ok, I'm on quietiapine still, it's not caused any weight gain, it's not even slightly increased my appetite, which is disappointing my care co-ordinator, she thought it might also help. The anorexia, but completely not.
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Post by debbie on Jan 9, 2014 15:02:26 GMT
Hello ellief,I am debbie, please to meet you! I am on Amisulpride 200mg a day. It stops psychosis, it stops what I call telepathy and the psychiatrist calls hearing voices.It stops delusions and losing touch with reality. I do not experience any side effects on it. Whether it has made me gain weight I don't know as it is listed as a side effect. I have been on it since 2006, my weight has gone up but I have always had weight issues especially as I am an over eater and was overweight anyway. I think though I got to be at my heaviest between 2006 and now when I shot up from 18 stone to 20 stone. I am much older now but in my 30's my lowest weight was 13 stone. So it does seem that since I have been on Amisulpride my weight has rocketed.I have actually in the last three years lost weight as I was 22 stone. Hope this info helps.
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Post by ellief on Jan 15, 2014 16:02:09 GMT
Hey Debbie, thanks. And thanks to everyone else. I've been put on Quetiapine for now and no weight gain, yay!
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Post by Beth on Feb 15, 2014 21:25:27 GMT
I'm on aripiprozole and it's really helped me! Only been on two weeks and I can see a difference already!
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