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happynaz 07/31/2015

well i saw my psych nurse practitioner yesterday, she's the one that has been prescribing me my meds. I stopped taking my risperidone and i'm noticing i'm feeling better. I am just wondering if i was having side effects from the medication because the other night I was not feeling very well and i noticed my harm ocd thoughts were really strong and normally i'm able to cope with them. I've been on anti psychotics since march of this year and my family has noticed a change in me and it has not been for the better. I've been doing stuff that has been tearing my family apart. I've noticed that i've been sweating, really tired, having stomach issues and a headache. I'm just worried that my life is over because i've been out of my element and i'm afraid i've done something horrible which is out of my character for me. i dont know what to do.

The nurse didnt want to address my side effects she said it's just my symptoms which I claim is a lie because i'm starting to feel better since i stopped taking the risperidone. can anyone help me?

fifty2yrs2longg 07/31/2015

If you are feeling better by not taking the Risperidone, then just take a little while and let it clear out our system completely. Maybe get a pen and legal pad and do some journaling chronicling your thoughts, moods, and how you feel overall physically. This will give you something tangible to take to your next appointment. Hope you feel better.

spacepony 07/31/2015

Happy, maybe a family member can tell a doctor that the psych meds negatively affected your behavior. If you can get a second opinion from a doctor, that could be good. It's worth it. Gentle hugs x

happynaz 07/31/2015

spacepony thank you and thank you to everyone else who has supported me. I'm just scared i have thrown my life away, i'm doing stuff that is not like me and it's scaring me and instead of addressing the issue the nurse just wants to lock me up instead of trying to help me. I feel alone because even my friends and family are getting frustrated. I just really feel alone because this is not like me. I am in the process of getting a second opinion and changing networks because my mom has noticed that every since I've gone to this clinic i have gotten worse. I feel like my life is over, i'm pushing people away which I dont mean to. the meds havent been good for me and neither has this clinic. I need to know people have my back because I'm scared. I'm a good person I used to have a life. the other night I was not in a good place and that's scaring me. i'm crying right now because this is not like me at all.

mujicaptsd 08/01/2015

Hmm, Happy, could it be that this stuff is just a little over the head of even the best nurse practitioner? Just saying that it sounds like so to me. I could be wrong, I'm just a patient here, but I agree with spacepony.

I can only speak for me, but over the years, I had 3 different psychiatrists in charge of my medication. One good one, one so-so one, and one really bad one who had me on the anti-psychotic Seroquel just for sleep, real overkill.

I got a new doc after him and we got me off of Seroquel and I slept fine. In fact, I started dreaming again. Seroquel helped me sleep but it killed all of my dreaming ability.

Surprise: not all of my dreams were nightmares. I had some, but I also had the ability to have good dreams again, and was a happier person. So, I'm no doctor, please remember that. But from what you're saying, I'd go beyond the nurse practitioner level of meds care and get a second doctor's opinion about this, Happy, like spacepony says.

freedom14G 08/01/2015

second opinion is my vote too

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