Which meds have caused you health problems

Have any of your meds caused either permanent or temporary health problems? Which med(s) and what health problem?

Examples: tardive dyskenisa, increased prolactin, diabetes, weight gain, etc

Me? High cholesterol from Seroquel

Zyprexa- high cholesterol, liver issues (zyprexa)- almost cirrhosis - and my stupid Pdoc won't take me off it!!!

Zyprexa caused me immediate and large weight gain even when I restricted my calories. That was too bad since it was the only one that truly worked.

Seroquel was so sedating that I slept totally through my 2nd day of my new job.

There have been others that I can't recall straight off but these are only my experiences. Others may do well on them.

Best wishes.

i had TD from excessively high-dosed "atypical" tranquilizer (Abilify, ugh) when it 1st hit the market. sad thing: abilify was and is the only tranquilizer I could tolerate at any "therapeutic" dosage w/o serious problems (akathisia, eps, hardcore dysphoria, etc.).

turns out...abilify is a strange drug. I was in my late teens when I was on it and developed td by my early 20s. ugh. horrible, horrible. i went off all psych drugs and...the td got worse. it morphed into some kind of bizarre tic "thing" (that happens, btw; "tardive tourette's," "tardive tic disorder," etc....the tranquilizers are --serious-- drugs...). thing is...like a lot of people who got/get td from abilify, i tolerated it better than other "atypical" tranquilizers...and then I got TD, anyway. and, predictably, the shrink at the time raised the dose...I realize now to suppress the TD. ugh.

i discovered the joys of high dose vitamin+antioxidant supplementation (Orthomolecular....I really, really, truly recommend it to everyone...). When I had to give in and get back on a tranquilizer, I loaded up. I mean, Orthomolecular+extra antioxidants. Now...

My "psychiatric symptoms" are vastly improved, my overall health is good, I have 0 EPS, 0 TD, my IQ is somehow back up to "pre-treatment" levels, and I've been able to drop one psych drug (400 mgs Wellbutrin SR) and reduce the Abilify to 20mgs.

Oh, btw...tardive dyskinesia isn't --just-- a "movement disorder." On average, people w/ TD don't do as well on cognitive tests as tranquilized people w/o TD. There's some evidence that TD is often a "dementing disorder;" that is, its associated with a measurable reduction in cognitive abilities.

There's also the rarely discussed "tardive dementia" to consider. With or without TD, tardive akathisia, etc., tardive dementia can develop after treatment with psych drugs, mostly the tranquilizers/neuroleptics/"antipsychotics". Its brain damage that results in loss of IQ, memory skills, overall intelligence. I seem to recall reading that it pops up now and then in long term SSRI use, but I may be wrong about that.

Seroquel diabetes!!!!

High prolactin from invega, which resulted in 70 pound weight gain and prediabetes. I've only been able to lose ten pounds.

The only thing that's ever done anything really awful to me was Geodon - I had like.. reverse lockjaw? My mouth was stuck open.

Klonopin led to suicidal thoughts and an attempt to take my own life.

Clonidine - makes me super dangerously suicidal with just one small dose. Very dangerous med for me.

Abilify - A short-term, low-dose trial gave me akasthisia that did not go away until 6 weeks after stopping the drug. It was horrible.

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WC

Zyprexa and Seroquel- massive weight gain. I've lost 40 lbs of it

Geodon and latuda- severe akathisia

Saphris--td

Hypothyroidism from depakote. Led to an AWFUL suicidal episode.

Depakote started damaging my liver. Six months after being put on it my liver enzymes were 3x normal.

Lithium destroyed my thyroid.

Zyprexa increased my cholesterol to very high levels

Geodon gave me Ocular dystonia

Others have given me akathesia

Haldol gives me muscle cramps but benztropine helps

Seroquel caused weight gain.

Trileptal is very close to causing hyponatremia.

I have high cholesterol and prediabetes. I don't think it's Latuda though. I think just unhealthy lifestyle, but I'm not sure either way.

Lamictal caused hair loss and bad acne.

Seroquel, Risperdal, and Zyprexa all caused weight gain. Zyprexa also increased my blood sugar and cholesterol. Geode prolonged the QT rhythm in my heart to dangerous levels, putting me at risk of arrhythmia. Latuda is causing akathisia and TD.

It sucks because Zyprexa and Latuda calmed me down where I felt level again.