[Marshellette]

Because he tried to give me Haldol. Haldol of knee buckling, drooling notoriety. Why Haldol when Seroquel or Zyprexa exist to use for bipolar? Zyprexa is highly effective on me and Seroquel partially effective so why the harshness? I wasn't even manic. He also promised to come visit me in the hospital and he never did. Haldol? Are you serious? He also seems way to serious much of the time and looks at the wall when he speaks as if he kind of sort of hates me.

[wildflowerchild25]

Some people need haldol but I surely would never take it willingly. Hope you said no way! Especially if other drugs are effective. I don't know if it's possible for you but I might try to find another doctor. Sorry he doesn't have a good "bedside" manner!

[Marshellette]

Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25

Some people need haldol but I surely would never take it willingly. Hope you said no way! Especially if other drugs are effective. I don't know if it's possible for you but I might try to find another doctor. Sorry he doesn't have a good "bedside" manner!

Lol. I think if me and him were on a cliff he would push me over the edge. It's a small town and he's all I could find. I try not to drive because of the epilepsy. I thought of Seroquel showers. Parties you hold where people give you Seroquel. Sick humor. I did say no way and notice how he was a no show at the hospital, he never chased me down to try to make me take it.

[Jennyanydots]

I started taking Haldol (again) but it ****ed me up so much in the past two days that I stopped taking it pronto!

Originally Posted by Marshellette

Because he tried to give me Haldol. Haldol of knee buckling, drooling notoriety. Why Haldol when Seroquel or Zyprexa exist to use for bipolar? Zyprexa is highly effective on me and Seroquel partially effective so why the harshness? I wasn't even manic. He also promised to come visit me in the hospital and he never did. Haldol? Are you serious? He also seems way to serious much of the time and looks at the wall when he speaks as if he kind of sort of hates me.

Your psychiatrist's Haldol prescription doesn't make sense. Did you suggest Zyprexa and Seroquel? What did he say? Hope you get this sorted out soon. Good luck.

[Marshellette]

Originally Posted by psychehedone

Your psychiatrist's Haldol prescription doesn't make sense. Did you suggest Zyprexa and Seroquel? What did he say? Hope you get this sorted out soon. Good luck.

I did. He said they weren't strong enough. He seems to hardly look at me when he speaks.

Originally Posted by Marshellette

I did. He said they weren't strong enough. He seems to hardly look at me when he speaks.

You're paying for his services, and he cannot force you to take medication that you are uncomfortable with. How about suggesting that you will agree to take Haldol IF Zyprexa and Seroquel don't work within a reasonable period of time?

[grandmaof3]

I don't see why everyone is so against Haldol. I've taken it for psychosis in the past and I never had any adverse effects. I'm on Zyprexa now so I rarely ever need the Haldol but I do keep it around for emergencies. Zyprexa takes a day or 2 to start working so for acute psychosis its not that great but Haldol works a lot sooner. I'm a nurse at a long term care facility and many of my patients take Haldol for agitation and psychosis. None of them seem to be suffering adverse effects. But I agree you need a new pdoc. He shouldn't insist on having you take a medication you are not comfortable with. As for him not visiting you in the hospital that's unforgivable. WHen I was in the hospital my pdoc came to see me every morning before he went in to his office. He even came to see me in the hospital when I had my heart attack last year. I will miss him when he retires.

[Lobster Hands]

Originally Posted by Marshellette

I did. He said they weren't strong enough. He seems to hardly look at me when he speaks.

I don't know anything about Haldol. As for the hardly looking at you when he speaks thing though, I really have that problem sometimes. Sometimes I'll be talking to somebody and be thinking about my next sentence or something in the back of my mind. For me, I don't mean to look away when I talk to somebody, it's just a reaction thing. Oh, and it's especially terrible when I'm listening. I almost never look at people when they are talking to me, it's because I'm looking around and sort of imagining what they are saying instead of just listening. It bothers people a lot, but I just tell them it's what I need to do to really hear what they are saying...it's just how my brain works. It may be because I'm more of a visual learner or something of the sort.

I say if the guy says things that are good, stick with him. If he doesn't say worth while things and he doesn't look at you, then maybe confront him. If he wasn't respecting me I'd go bonkers.

I hope this post helped. And sorry if it reads all scrambly(hard to follow I mean), everything is that way for me right now.

[wildflowerchild25]

Originally Posted by grandmaof3

I don't see why everyone is so against Haldol. I've taken it for psychosis in the past and I never had any adverse effects. I'm on Zyprexa now so I rarely ever need the Haldol but I do keep it around for emergencies. Zyprexa takes a day or 2 to start working so for acute psychosis its not that great but Haldol works a lot sooner. I'm a nurse at a long term care facility and many of my patients take Haldol for agitation and psychosis. None of them seem to be suffering adverse effects. But I agree you need a new pdoc. He shouldn't insist on having you take a medication you are not comfortable with. As for him not visiting you in the hospital that's unforgivable. WHen I was in the hospital my pdoc came to see me every morning before he went in to his office. He even came to see me in the hospital when I had my heart attack last year. I will miss him when he retires.

It's the long term effects of haldol and the long term risks that would stop me from taking it for more than a day or two. No way. But if the benefit is better to you than the risk, go for it. But if a less strong, less damaging (though all APs can have damagin long term effects) med works for her, why would the doc say haldol?

And besides haldol would knock my ***** out for hours. Like a whole day . I was forced to take Thorazine once and I slept for te next 16 hours.

[Jennyanydots]

I took Haldol the past two days and stopped. It made my face numb up and my mouth twitch...and then it made me panicky. One of the worst days at work. It also gave me stomach issues and dizzy spells.

[littlemiss44]

Wow that was a quick reaction. Good thing you stopped it...who knows what else could have happened. Sounds like you need to make another trip to yr pdoc even if he is psycho. Maybe you need to find a diff one? The medicine merry go round. It sucks. I know it sounds weird but I get excited to start a new med in the hope that it will work. Hopefully you can find something else that doesn't give you such a bad reaction. Are you on other meds too?

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[~Christina]

last year I took Haldol as a PRN .. Its not a big monster .. Its ole school is all .. I had no problems taking it. At least the old stuff there is way more documentation on side effects where as the new medications there isnt as much data yet ..

Maybe you need to find a new Pdoc , Its ok to not " click" with a Pdoc and find a new one.

[Moreta]

Haldol isn't bad. They gave it to me in the hospital in 2010, and i swear i got the best sleep ever. I'd take it but I'm going to try to get pregnant again, at a future date, so I stick to Geodon.

I took Haldol for a few months some years ago. It was definitely not the worst med I've ever been on, and it was helpful. I think dosage makes a big difference.

[Sad&Bipolar]

You do not have to take a drug that you perceive to be harmful. No one can force you to take the Haldol. You have rights, and you need to make sure that professionals respect your rights. Did you have a discussion with this doc about the medications that have been successful in the past? Does your doctor listen to you? If he cannot look you in the eye when you are in session, it may be a big clue to seek out another doctor. Call a patient rights advocate for help with this.