My pdoc's planning to switch me to Geodon soon because I'm having trouble controlling my blood sugars and weight on Zyprexa, which works really well for me except for those side effects. He hasn't said anything about hospitalization either, although he'll want to supervise me more closely again (currently I'm going in every 3 months). I've never been inpatient before, and I've had a gazillion med tweaks.....why on earth would switching anitpsychotics rise to the level where IP would be necessary?
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
RX: Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
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