[ilazria]

What are some of your experiences with this med? I've been contemplating adding an anti-psychotic, and this is the one my doc is suggesting, if I decide I want to do that. I've been struggling with paranoia for a long time now. Didn't even realize until recently how much it had infiltrated most of my thoughts, and my interactions with people. I'm tired of the mental doppelgangers I create of other people. In my mind is an almost constant stream of ugliness coming from these mental creations. No matter how nice or caring people are, once they're not around, my mind starts coming up with these scenarios of what they must be REALLY saying or thinking about me. Everyone, from my husband, to my psych, to the random strangers I pass by in the grocery store, all end up with a mental counterpart in my mind, spewing criticisms and disgust over my every action. I try to be open with my husband about what his mental counterpart is like. It helps me keep them separate, and helps him understand what is going on when I'm having a bad moment. He hates "mental him." It's nothing like who he really is.

So far I've been able to recognize the difference between reality and the fictional world in my mind. I'm afraid that one of these days I won't, though. It's hard enough to deal with, knowing it's not real. But if I start believing it's true, or these thing are really happening.... it scares me. I've already noticed a problem I have where I can't tell if I've had simple conversations with someone in real life, or I just acted it out in my mind.

Anyone else taking this med? Has it helped? How bad were the side effects?

[gravyyy]

I took this medication for over a year abnd didn't really notice any side effects from it. I was at a low dose, 2mg initially then down to 1mg. I was also taking 3 other meds and taking them all at night and I would notice when I took them I would get dizzy but too hard to say which med it was from. I felt like it brought my "psychotic features" under control. I didn't have true psychosis because I knew what I was experiencing wasn't real but they gave me the Risperdal to help with the visions. I don't actually have anything negative to say about the medication. Good luck with it. Hope it helps.

[phoenix47baby]

It is a safe med and has been around for a while. It targets what you are talking about. Good Luck in your decision. Sending gentle hugs to you.

[BNLsMOM]

Originally Posted by ilazria

What are some of your experiences with this med? I've been contemplating adding an anti-psychotic, and this is the one my doc is suggesting, if I decide I want to do that. I've been struggling with paranoia for a long time now. Didn't even realize until recently how much it had infiltrated most of my thoughts, and my interactions with people. I'm tired of the mental doppelgangers I create of other people. In my mind is an almost constant stream of ugliness coming from these mental creations. No matter how nice or caring people are, once they're not around, my mind starts coming up with these scenarios of what they must be REALLY saying or thinking about me. Everyone, from my husband, to my psych, to the random strangers I pass by in the grocery store, all end up with a mental counterpart in my mind, spewing criticisms and disgust over my every action. I try to be open with my husband about what his mental counterpart is like. It helps me keep them separate, and helps him understand what is going on when I'm having a bad moment. He hates "mental him." It's nothing like who he really is.

So far I've been able to recognize the difference between reality and the fictional world in my mind. I'm afraid that one of these days I won't, though. It's hard enough to deal with, knowing it's not real. But if I start believing it's true, or these thing are really happening.... it scares me. I've already noticed a problem I have where I can't tell if I've had simple conversations with someone in real life, or I just acted it out in my mind.

Anyone else taking this med? Has it helped? How bad were the side effects?

You have described so perfectly how I feel every day. Let us know how the med works for you. I may ask my p-doc for it if my paranoia doesn't go away.