Heavily Sedated

When in a crisis that leads to IP has anyone else been put on massive doses of Anti-psychotics and Benzodiazepine's to bring you down?

Right now I take 30mg Olanzapine (Zyprexa), 6mg of Clonazepam(Klonopin) and up to 6mg of Lorazepam(Ativan) a day. Should be unconscious drooling but I am still wound up, but in calm way. Guess this way when the SI hits me I am too drugged to act. Maybe thats the doctors plan. It is a lot of drugs but i think I need them or I will act out my darkness.

Anyone else been this sedated and still functional? Did the short-term sedation bring you out of your episode quickly?

I was given lots of Ativan, sleeping meds and a few different antipsychotics and still couldn't come down while in the hospital. I've recently been given Klonopin and that is more effective this time at knocking me down and I'm interested to see if it will bring me down next time or if this was a fluke. The doctor said he doesn't want to over sedate me but it seems that knocking me down quick works best.

I hope your meds do what they need to do for you quickly. (((Hugs)))

I had to be sedated like that once when I had mania combined with severe akathesia. It was so frustrating to know that I should be completely unconscious and instead I was drugged and awake. Eventually I wound up IP and was given a big dose of gabapentin and cogentin on top of keeping a high dose of one of the 2 or 3 APs and benzos plus antihistamines (we also figured out that the benadryl I'd been given all along made me more manic so that was stopped). I was IP for I think 5 days before it really helped and during that time I was unable to sit still for groups or anything. I paced so much that I know how many steps it takes to walk the entire unit (168) and the nurses kept getting me things to do out of the craft cabinet. I finally was put on 1:1 for a day and then they really ramped up the gabapentin dose (and the Seroquel?? it would have been high already but maybe it went higher) and I finally made it to a group without standing in the back bouncing on my toes.

I completely annoyed everyone in there with me that time (10 bed unit so you can't get away from ridiculously manic, hyperactive, can't shut up woman). Then they all went home and probably never want to risk going back and running into me.

Sounds like you've had some extremely tough times. I hope the Clonazepam keeps working. It is amazing how much our bodies need to calm down. A tiny dose of any of the meds I'm on would knock a 'normal' out, but no, my brain is on fire, like a multi-story fire that takes all they have and many hours for the FD to get it under control. My brain does feel on fired, just sightly calmer.

I will throw more lyrics as i see fit. Dont want to overwhelm you. Thank you for indulging me. It really helps.

curious, can you relook the ritalin at least for now? my pdoc won't give me stimulants for my add because I risk mania. could that be some of the reason for the continued 'fire'? my kids had/have adhd and never took the dosage you are on even as high schoolers.

my pdoc reduced mt Ritalin to no effect. once i have my dose i feel more calm and focused so i doubt its that. I have also been this way before without Ritalin on board so I think it's just a mixed state. Thanks for pointing it out. I will talk about if with my pdoc today.

When I went into my psychosis I was given meds to get me to sleep. But not benzos. It was some liquid stuff and I still could barely sleep. I was also on 9 mgs of risperdal and was having akathisia but I didn't know it at the same time. So that is what was probably keeping me from sleeping.

Hope you stabilize soon. (((Hugs)))

tHANKS! Risperdol and me don't mix. May try Seroquel instead of so much bento's. See what my psychiatrist says when I see him today.

What is amazing is that although I am now sleeping 7 hours straight(ish) every night, I am wired through the day. Much more than I ever was on ritalin and that never made me feel wired anyway. By 1pm I will have taken 4mg of Clonazepam, 2mg of Ativan and 20 mg of Olanzapine (ZYprexa)...and i am still be on edge. I have 6mg of Ativan are should I need it. Plus my night doses of Clonazepam and Olanzapine.

...so in one day I can consume 8mg of Lorazepam (Ativan), 6mg Clonazepam (Klonopin) and 30mg of Olanzapine (Zyprexa) Plus the Ritalin and Lithium which don't sedate me. Should I not be comatose after all that? Instead I am writing, reading a little when I can concentrate and too chilled to go ahead with my SI. A PLUS I KNOW.

My emotions are wild inside, full of rage and intense energy. The meds do calm me an enable me to stay in an unlocked ward but I am stunned at the level of meds I can take. Putting me out is the equvilant to taking out a charging Rhino with meds, not bullets.

I just hope this Rhino comes back to a normal life soon, stable and able to function.

I hope you get some relief soon.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

When I was IP all they did was have me on suicide watch. I asked for Ativan to calm me down and they accused me of having drug-seeking behavior. All they gave me was fluids and nausea medications.

What kind of hospital was that? Clearly one that didn't care about the mentally ill. It makes me so mad when I hear stories like this. Like I want to punch someone. The few times i have been in ER I have not been allowed to be administered meds until a proper psychiatrist visited me. This could take about 15 hours. SO I just sat on my bed, in my hospital gown, weeping and terribly anxious...and more determined to get out there so I could end it all.

Thankfully late morning (I was admitted to the public hospital at around 5pm) I was given the all clear to take meds and be transferred to an unlocked private facility which is more like a hotel with medical staff.

Anyway, so sorry you were treated like that. Sounds like stigma in play and perhaps understaffing. IDK. How are you now?

I'm currently on trazadone I'm supposed to take three pills which is extremely high for the dose I'm on so my mom is only giving me two at night but I've been sedated to calm down most time it don't work I guess my body just got used to the shots and decided it didn't want to sleep. But when there over drugging you at a hospital or sometimes if it's a titian I'm out.my first experience with being sedated was the worst as I was fifteen alone in a whole nut her part of town in a hospital in an error for not eating or drinking they wanted to hydrate me but I refused cause I was scared I screamed my head off the whole night until they sedated me twice cause I woke up briefly and was still not calm when I woke up the second time I was so out of it all I could do was say yes and no to there commands and okay. I had a hard time getting on the stretcher to take me back

Wow! You are on a lot of sedating meds. I'm so glad you're safe. I would definitely be knocked out on that. Must be a really strong mixed episode. It's good you're being monitored and medicated. I hope the bad episode breaks soon. Hugs!

Last time I was ip for man is I was all shades of drugged up. If refused my Thorazine then later I would have racing thoughts and they grabbed it and brought it
To me to take...very little choice in the matter. Though I was no bother to anyone I don't think because I was psychotic and had my own room and I'd just stay in there and pace mostly

I am sorry it is so hard.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi