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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
I've decided that I am not taking my antipsychotic anymore until I can talk to my pdoc face to face. I can't take this akathisia anymore.
I didn't take my rexulti last night and it looks like I won’t be taking any AP until my pdoc appt on feb 28th (assuming we can even come to an agreement). I am not going to continue playing phone tag with an imbecilic "assistant" who can't even spell propranolol correctly when it's written in my file right in front of her face. That's just plain stupid and inexcusable. Sorry.
Well, at least I have a journal now and I will be journaling myself off this med. We'll see if it's hurting more than it's helping.
So far, the akathisia is a little less if I'm honest. I want to see how things go when I have been off it for 2 weeks. Though, considering my pdoc said that abilify stays in your system for months and rexulti is very chemically/structurally similar, I bet I won't see full benefit until the drug is completely out of my system.
Hopefully my work won't be impacted too much, but I can't take this anymore.
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I don't blame you one bit, blue. Personally, I feel the way you have been treated as a patient in this whole thing is unconscionable. For your pdoc to not have someone covering while he is gone does not meet the standard of care anywhere in Massachussetts, and most certainly, not in Boston--where I once practiced. It is absolutely ridiculous. Personally, I would be looking for a new psychiatrist.
I really, really hope you feel better soon!!!!