Thorazine

Guiness187055 · Apr 23, 2018, 11:58 AM

Does anyone take thorazine. My insomnia is so bad my pdoc put me on thorazine

Apr 23, 2018, 12:13 PM

No, I haven't tried, but you might want to read this:
https://www.drugs.com/comments/chlor...-sedation.html

Says "light sedation". Not sure what that means as far as how sedating it is. I would think that "heavy sedation" is what you might need if none of your other sleepy meds have worked.

Shazerac · Apr 23, 2018, 12:15 PM

I’m of a mind that if it might help...give a try. Sleep is extremely important.

Apr 23, 2018, 12:19 PM

I hope the Thorazine helps you finally get some good sleep. I have never taken Thorazine, though I have taken other first generation APs, though they weren't among the more sedating ones.

Guiness187055 · Apr 23, 2018, 12:23 PM

It's way more sedating than seroquel so I have been told.

Apr 23, 2018, 12:28 PM

Hopefully it works for you, then.

Sounds frustrating that you have to go through so many meds just to sleep. I'm stuck in rage mode without my sleep.

Let us know how your first night goes.

Guiness187055 · Apr 23, 2018, 12:31 PM

I have to wait a day for the pharmacy to order it.

Apr 23, 2018, 01:45 PM

Oh man, I thought you were making a light-hearted joke by the title since your avatar is a poster for Thorazine.

My late husband was going to have to go on Thorazine because it stops hiccups. He had a bad case of hiccups after his heart valves were replaced (they irritated a nerve or something), but suddenly the hiccups stopped so he didn’t take the Thorazine.

I hope it works for you. Then you can be the poster boy for Thorazine, if you find any humor in it (I hope so...)

Unrigged64072835 · Apr 23, 2018, 01:57 PM

I took Thorazine for a while. It helped me with sleep until it pooped out. It also prolonged my QT heart rhythm after a bit so I had to stop it.

~Christina · Apr 23, 2018, 02:28 PM

I take it if I go more than 5 days with no sleep.

I hate the hangover effect the next day of course , it’s very blurry vision up close for me.

But I have to sleep !

*Laurie* · Apr 23, 2018, 03:23 PM

I was on Thorazine years ago. These days it's given in much smaller doses than it was many decades ago (causing the "Thorazine shuffle" and such). I recall that it was helpful. It did have a hangover effect, though. Not sure what to do about that except to drink some strong coffee when you wake up.

Guiness187055 · Apr 23, 2018, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Christina

I take it if I go more than 5 days with no sleep.

I hate the hangover effect the next day of course , it’s very blurry vision up close for me.

But I have to sleep !

What dosage are you on?

~Christina · Apr 23, 2018, 05:31 PM

I take 50 mg if I’m not asleep in 30 mins then I take another dose up to 150mg

Guiness187055 · Apr 23, 2018, 05:37 PM

Mr Doctor wrote me 50mg

HALLIEBETH87 · Apr 23, 2018, 08:05 PM

I took it ip once but it just sedated me enough to be drugged and I still didn't sleep.

Guiness187055 · Apr 25, 2018, 06:11 PM

50mg didn't do much but 100mg I slept like a baby. Felt so good to finally get some good sleep two thumbs up for thorazine.

~Christina · Apr 25, 2018, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Guiness187055

50mg didn't do much but 100mg I slept like a baby. Felt so good to finally get some good sleep two thumbs up for thorazine.

Hangover at all ?

Guiness187055 · Apr 25, 2018, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Christina

Hangover at all ?

Yes I had a hangover pretty big one actually.

~Christina · Apr 25, 2018, 06:24 PM

Yeah I always do , but that fabulous sleep is worth it

Apr 25, 2018, 07:15 PM

That's awesome you got sleep! Congrats. Sucks about the hangover though.

still_crazy · Apr 25, 2018, 08:40 PM

no experience with it, personally. just try to keep the dosage low. interestingly enough...low to moderate doses of thorazine probably don't cause TD any more often than most 'atypicals.' lower potency tranquilizers aren't as bad as, say, high dose Haldol. on the downside...thorazine has a reputation for causing low mood and straight up depression. that's probably dosage related, too. for a long time, 600mgs was standard for everybody, and lots of people were on even more (as outpatients...), so...the dosage was probably part of what led to the bad reputation.

good luck.

Tucson · Apr 25, 2018, 09:05 PM

Out of all the plentiful and different types of meds that can be used for their tranquilizing effect, the doctor chose Thorazine? This boggles my mind. I would just keep the dosage as low as possible.

~Christina · Apr 25, 2018, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Tucson

Out of all the plentiful and different types of meds that can be used for their tranquilizing effect, the doctor chose Thorazine? This boggles my mind. I would just keep the dosage as low as possible.

I was first given 50-100 mg dose while IP when NOTHING else worked .... AP or high dose sleep meds were useless.

Since I only taken them rarely there is really no reason to worry about any side effects, hell my Latuda has more potential side effects LOL

I have also taken haldol in the past , sure there are risks but nothing worse than other meds.

Old school meds are at least very well studied unlike the new ones being churned out.

It really just depends on finding whatever works.

Tucson · Apr 27, 2018, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~Christina

I was first given 50-100 mg dose while IP when NOTHING else worked .... AP or high dose sleep meds were useless.

Since I only taken them rarely there is really no reason to worry about any side effects, hell my Latuda has more potential side effects LOL

I have also taken haldol in the past , sure there are risks but nothing worse than other meds.

Old school meds are at least very well studied unlike the new ones being very churned out.

It really just depends on finding whatever works.

I guess the only thing here that is important is that the med works for you.

still_crazy · Apr 27, 2018, 08:57 AM

before it was labeled as an "antipsychotic," Thorazine was used in low doses in pre-operative sedation cocktails (using thorazine meant lower doses of barbiturates, which decreased the risks of surgery considerably...it also reduces nausea, so that's a big plus), and it was also used as a night time sedative.

based on its effects in non-psych indications, doctors in France started using it here and there in psych patients in hospitals...then they did more in-depth studies...and then Thorazine became the 1st popular, widely available major tranquilizer/antipsychotic.

it is worth noting that resperine and raowulfia alkaloids (probably not spelled right) were around then, too. those are from an Indian plant long used to soothe the distressed. thorazine was far more profitable.

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