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Originally Posted by Fharraige
For me the side effect I had to look out for is prolonged QT rhythm of the heart. When my psychiatrist was concerned she would order an EKG. If the rhythm is prolonged too much the heart can go in arrhythmia. Only some APs can cause that effect, though.
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I will discuss this with pdoc. Could you say what antipsychotics you were taking? Was one of them Geodon? Geodon on its own can cause prolonged QT rhythm intervals. Pdoc doesn't want me on it, because I had slightly abnormal EKG's on an older tricyclic antidepressant, Anafranil that was being used to treat my OCD when I was 15 years old.
I am sure I can go for EKG's when I go for my blood labs. It is a pretty quick test. I usually go to the testing center at the hospital quarterly. How often did you get EKG's?
I will follow up with pdoc.