Spørgsmål om bivirkninger ved antipsykotisk medicin
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Hej derude,
Jeg har et spørgsmål vedrørende medicinsk behandling med antipsykotika. Jeg er, qua min sygdom, påbegyndt et behandlingsforløb, hvor jeg skal tage antipsykotisk medicin. Min psykiater og mine behandlere vil gerne blive ved med at øge min dosis, hvilket jeg er lidt skeptisk overfor. Ikke fordi jeg er modstander af medicinsk behandling - jeg forstår godt, at medicinen kan reducere ruminationer og (mikro)psykoser, hvilket selvfølgelig er positivt. Dog oplever jeg også en del bivirkninger: vægtøgning (jeg har taget 11 kg på på meget kort tid), træthed (dog uden at kunne sove - mere sådan en dvask fornemmelse), koncentrationsbesvær, reduceret ordforråd og generelle talevanskeligheder (fx udtale af ord og formulering af sætninger). Er dette normalt? Jeg føler lidt, at jeg lever i skyggen af mig selv. Selvom mine psykotiske symptomer selvfølgelig ikke var sunde (don't get me wrong), gav de mig samtidig en form for kreativ tænkning (associativ tænkning), motivation, adrenalin og generelt en bedre kontakt til mine følelser.
Jeg vil derfor gerne høre, hvad andres erfaringer og oplevelser med antipsykotisk medicinering er. Har I lignende bivirkninger, og hvis ja - forsvinder de på et tidspunkt? Er det muligt at finde en balance mellem sygdomssymptomer og bivirkninger, man kan leve med? Og hvordan oplever I dialogen med jeres behandlere omkring medicinsk behandling?
Jeg håber meget, at der er nogen derude, som har lyst til at dele deres erfaringer med både antipsykotika og psykiatere (eller psykiatrien generelt).
Venlige hilsner :-)
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Hi everyone,
I have a question regarding medical treatment with antipsychotics. Due to my illness, I have recently started treatment, where I am taking antipsychotic medication. My psychiatrist wants to keep increasing my dosage, which I am a bit skeptical about. Not because I am against medical treatment - I understand that the medication can reduce rumination and (micro)psychotic episodes, which is of course positive. However, I am also experiencing quite a few side effects: weight gain (I have gained 11 kg in a very short period of time), fatigue (without necessarily being able to sleep - more like a sluggish, drained feeling), difficulty concentrating, reduced vocabulary, and general speech difficulties (for example pronunciation and forming sentences). Is this normal? I feel a bit like I am living in the shadow of myself. Even though my psychotic symptoms obviously were not healthy (don’t get me wrong), they also gave me a kind of creative thinking (associative thinking), motivation, adrenaline, and generally a stronger connection to my emotions.
I would therefore really like to hear about other people’s experiences with antipsychotic medication. Have you experienced similar side effects, and if so - do they eventually go away? Is it possible to find a balance between illness symptoms and side effects that you can live with? And how do you experience the dialogue with your healthcare providers regarding medication treatment?
I sincerely hope there is someone out there who would like to share their experiences with both antipsychotics and psychiatrists (or psychiatry in general).
Kind regards :-)