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stelazine problem

worldofblah4
worldofblah4
I take 10 mg of stelazine and 1 mg of cogentin a day. My hand has started to be getting stuck in weird positions. I am trying to quit smoking and have been thinking that maybe giving up smoking has raised my stelazine levels. Maybe I should ask the pdoc about increasing my cogentin.
P.S. I LOVE stelazine. I think its the quickest working and most effective anti-psychotic I have ever been on old or new. I would definitely recommend it. It gave me my life back.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes, ask your pdoc. EPS and dystonia can become permanent if not taken care of .If you like the old antipsychotic then an increase in cogentin is probably a good idea. I am not a dr though. So take what I say with a grain of salt.
caz335
caz335
thanks for asking but you have your answer in your question...

always ask your doctor !!!

quiting smoking is a tough one but it will definitely be the right choice for your health and your sense of self respect for being good to yourself ...

we tend to know its not good for us and after a while that and its effects do take a deadly toll ...

its a bad addiction and your life will change for the better when you over come it...
Max-Harding
Max-Harding
After 20 years of smoking my shrink said he would not treat me if I smoked....decreases the effectiveness of the meds...went cold turkey, after I tried those patches for years......in two months I gained 30 pounds but now have lost about ten..worth it though !! IMHO>>> emphysema and lung cancer are miserable ways to die, the ER doc said once when I couldn't breathe ...the ambulance to the ER cost over a thousand dollars, on my insurance...thieves everywhere!!! or is that paranoia??? eh eh....