Haldol

These days i've tried again haldol.

In the past i had both good and bad effects, thats why i stopped. Ive taken other AP meds but im changing again and at the moment its effect is only good but it lasts too little imo.

I take 1mg for now.

How long does its effect last for you?

Just be aware that Haldol has a high rate of EPS and, eventually at times, TD.
It is also short acting (half life 24hr, usual effect 6-8hr)

Thank you for answering, but please, can you tell me what EPS and TD stand for?

At the moment i feel its effect lasts for only about 1 hour or a little over it... does it mean anything?

I am so sorry (old nurse forgets to explain)--EPS =Extrapyramidal Side Effects that cause involuntary movements (for example, continuous spasms, often one-sided, restlessness, slowed movement,shuffling gait, repetitive movements you cannot control, the tongue can be affected--the symptoms are much like some neurological disorders. EPS is reversible, often a medication (like Cogentin) is used to help with this very uncomfortable side effect. TD is Tardive Dyskinesia---the same symptoms but permanent and usually set in after years of use.
Some antipsychotic medications are more likely to cause this very troubling side effect. Haldol is one of them.
Do talk to your pdoc and tell them your experience --- one hour of effect is very short and likely not very effective. Whenever you are prescribed a med do ask the prescriber to review all side effects with you, and make sure they know if you are taking any other meds (even over the counter)---

Winter4me, thank you so much for explaining all so well.

Yes my pdoc said its a very low dosage, just to start with it and see whats its effect on me.

Id say i could keep this dosage or a little higher only for "emergencies", because it calms me a lot. But i dont want it to become a daily med even if it could help more. I prefer having something for emergencies to substitute SH or alcohol.

And I dont think i need a constant use as i already take other meds (seroquel and tavor).

3 years ago docs made a mistake and gave me more than double dosage, one of the with injection. It was the worst experience if my life with meds. I was like a zoombie for 3 months. Muscles were so weak i could barely stand up and my forearms automatically stood up and to.me it felt more comfortable, easier and spending less energies than keeping them down as always....

Is it making s nse to you?

I'll have to talk about it with pdoc on wed...

Yes that makes perfect sense to me. I am sorry you went through that experience.
Glad your pdoc is there for you.

What symptoms are being treated with the antipsychotics (seroquel and haldol)? I only ask because, looking at your public profile and dx my guess would be severe anxiety (vs hallucinations/delusions) and I just wondered...

Oh, winter4me, thank you SOOO much for talking with me about this.

i've had different diagnoses: BPD, OCD, Major Depression episodes/sui ideations, Schizoid, Schizoaffective, Anxiety and phobias and maybe other minor stuff.

among all of this i tend to think BPD is my major dx and i think that comes with psychotic tendencies and delusional thoughts episodes. thats why the only meds that have been working with me are anti psychotics (been taking for 10 yrs, but low dosage)

there is always noise in my head. not voices, even though in moments of big distress i have heard voices and i knew they were uditive hallucinations. but generally just big noise in my head.

the APs i've tried up to now tended to soften the noise and made me feel sleepy.

these days, this low haldol dosage made me feel more awake and silenced the noise, instead. i did not feel sleepy at all. that was a good thing for me.

tonight something weird happened. i was awokened by noises as if the person sleeping in the room of my neighbor next time my bedroom was vomiting (and those sounds are my biggest phobia for which i reached out for help). but as soon as i was awke they stopped. i turned on the light and waited full of fear for other noises but nothing.

this morning instead as soon as i was up i heard from the same neighbor's room a baby crying (the second worst sound for me to hear).

differently than usual, after a couple of rational thoughts (my neighbor didnt seem pregnant and i never heard any sound from that bedroom before - guess its babys room and she sleeps in her big bedroom) i dont know why, i started to doubt they were real sounds and wondered if they were uditive hallucinations (even hoping for it)

the more i thought about it the more confused and agitated i became so i texted my pdoc and she said both things are possible (that those sounds were real or hallucinations) and she upped the haldol dosage to 2mg morning and 2mg night and see how it goes. (i've tried only 1mg 1xday these day only as a trial). i dont know what to think.

im at home now for lunch break and i've heard her (my neighbor) come home but no other sounds. there are million different…. (explainations)...

oh ****... the baby is crying now. it must be real. my worst nightmare…. no, please no… i cant live with a baby glued to my bedroom. oh no, oh ****, no….

Oh sinking, I am so sorry you are struggling with this. Long ago, I went through a few years that included auditory hallucinations (music, voices, my name) and other disturbing perceptions. Are you in a new place? Is it real? Why is that worse and what can you do to dampen the sounds? (I live in an apt and share a wall, when I can, I am going to put cork board up on that wall). Would it help you to have headphones you could use to listen to music you like or an audiobook so that you would be hearing something pleasant)((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hug)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Sending good thoughts your way

Thank you Winter,

im sorry you had to experience this for real.

i... i know its crazy, but sometimes i think id like to see what it feels like to have real hallucinations. i only had a couple experiences with auditory and it was weird, so thats why this time, even though i could "feel" that the baby crying was real i couldnt completely trust myself. and im still wondering cause i havent heard him since yesterday night and i find it weird, but im 99,9% positive the baby is real. i've talked with the mom so its not possible i made that up too.

im in my flat… i bought it last year so i've been living here since jan 2019, but i still dont consider this place home. i call it my flat but not my home. im still torn as to where i feel home is. i think i have no home anymore. for the whole year i've been at my parents every single weekend, but that is not my home either…
sorry, why am i talking about this?
why did you ask if its new? the flat? yes, its real.

that the baby is real is worse than the baby being an hallucination because hallucinations can be controlled, real babies and their cries can not.

ive just bought online headphones that cancel sounds, they should get here on tuesday, i hope they work.

my problem at the flat is the same as yours but its too much work to move the big closet and do something to the wall. even though i so much wish we could do that. "we"??? i meant "i".

thank you so much for talking to me Winter, you have helped me so much.

ive also started taking haldol on higher dosage and im more relaxed…

i like talking with you Winter if you feel like talking some more im here…
takecare