Is there any body out there who has had personal experience with any of these two drugs? Or, do you know anyone directly that has been on them? I ask because I suffer from OCD, and I have tried four "new" anti-psychotics, and they have only been partly helpful. I am thinking about augmenting my Paroxetine with either Haldol or Pimozide, but I've heard that they are seldom chosen because of horrible side-effects and long term problems. If I'm given a script for Cogentin/Benzatropine, will that stop dystonias...etc? What can you tell me about these two medications and do you think they could be helpful? My mind is out of control, and this OCD has been going on for so long, its stale. I need to find something that works. Any answer will be appreciated. Thank You. Ive never taken pimozide but i almost certain that it cant be taken with paroxetine. Im a bit like you, ive tried the new atypical antipsychotics and none of them did me any good the older typical ones work better for me. I have taken halodol and i hated it it make me agitatedfor about 3 hours and then id turn into a complete zombie. Ivw always said that if the house had gone on fire while i was on haldol i would have sat and burned i was so out of it. The old drug i found most useful was stelazine (Trifluoperazine). It really helped me. Its not widely prescribed though because in a tiny number of people its cause pseudoparkinsons which doesnt go even when the drug is stopped. It didnt do that to me or anyone i know whos taken it but it was a risk. After id been on it for a year the docotr alos put me on a low dose of kemadrin *anti parkinson drug) as a precaution. If you dont like the sound of that risk then you should probably try halodl first but if that doesnt work out then i would definitly recommend stelazine. I didnt experience any bad side affects with it at all. |
