What does an anti-psychotic do?

[SorenVC]

I had to take the pill yesterday. My eyes hurt because I couldn't sleep without the pill. Cold turkey doesn't work. I don't even know if a slow taper will work.

[SorenVC]

The insomnia is too strong on cold turkey. I can only get off this with a slow taper.

[SorenVC]

I even doubt if a slow taper professionally would work for me. I guess I am supposed to take Olanzapine all my life then.

[SorenVC]

There is NO WAY I will ever try to cold turkey off this medicine again. I just wonder if I will have problems with it when I'm 60 or 70 years old but I guess it does work taking the drug. The headaches are probably not constant and sometimes I feel ok on this medication. So in summary do never cold turkey off anti psychotics except if you only took them for 1 or 2 months.

[SorenVC]

Without Olanzapine I'd just die from insomnia.

[Ekco]

yeah apparently you aren't suppose to stop cold turkey dawg

Abruptly stopping olanzapine can cause severe withdrawal symptoms, including rebound psychosis, severe anxiety, and intense insomnia.

Experts recommend a gradual reduction over a period of months or even years, especially if you have been on the medication for a long time.

[SorenVC]

Originally Posted by Ekco [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

yeah apparently you aren't suppose to stop cold turkey dawg

Well I take 10 mg yesterday and today I feel much better. I just tried if I could stop it but I can't sleep at all. 2 weeks or so without sleep would probably kill me. I am completely dependent on this medicine.

[loramin]

Sometimes things need to get worse before they get better. Don't despair: talk to your healthcare provider about alternative drugs and other treatments (not just medical ones). If they won't help, find a new healthcare provider ... but don't stop fighting for yourself.

[Jimjam]

The good news with the capitalist drug system is patents wear out after a while, so the manufacturers are continuously “researching” “new and improved” drugs, so likely there will be new medication in the future (isn’t it around a 20 year cycle?).

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The good news with the capitalist drug system is patents wear out after a while, so the manufacturers are continuously “researching” “new and improved” drugs, so likely there will be new medication in the future (isn’t it around a 20 year cycle?).

Yes, and hopefully even faster than that! AI will (potentially) speed up a lot of research, while new fields like personalized medicine (using your DNA to tailor treatment) might completely overhaul how some illnesses are treated.