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Post by cinnamonfern on Jan 23, 2003 20:52:57 GMT -5
My doctor added a medicine called zyprexa to the effexor I'm already on and it helps so much. It's in the haloperidol family and is a medication that treats tourettes syndrom and schizophrenia, but like Karmen, my doctor prescribed it cause she thought picking was closely related to tourettes syndrom and that picking was like a impulse control problem. The recomended averege dose is 10 to 20 mg, but i'm on 5 mg and saw a great difference with that little of a dose, I'm not picking as long and I go longer without picking, I still have the urge, but could easily just walk away or tell myself that I'll only feel worse if I pick. I suggest to anyone who is interested that they bring this up to their doctor and see what they have to say, hey, it's worth a shot.  |
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Post by moon on Jan 29, 2003 21:10:48 GMT -5
i also wake up and the first thing i do is rub my hand over the new scabs that formed overnight from my pickfest and then rip them off...i have almost solved the prob when i go to bed at night, by wearing gloves, sometimes i get desperate and take them off..but they help sometimes...i am very reluctant to tell my family doctor about my problem because i kno he will just want to put me on anti-depressants which will do nothing but make me fat(ter)...so i am thinking about making an appt with a psyc this month..i think i prolly need some deep therapy anyways...since i have become a member i just thought i would tell u all a lil bout myself...30 years old, teacher, married 12 years..(he is ok most of the time, but because he suffers from low self-esteem he sometimes talks to me bad to make himself feel better, that doesnt help my picking problem)
i have a 2 1/2 old daughter, who is my LIFE...she keeps me going...it took me ten years to get preggie with her and i lost two babies before her...i hardly kno any of u guys but feel as though i have known u all for a lifetime... *hugs* ...i will keep u guys posted about the psyc thing..i have insurance ..i wonder how much they will pay?...anyways if anything helps me thats ok...does anyone kno if haldol will hurt a baby if someone is pregnant? i am not but i was just wondering...thanks
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Post by Frustrated on Apr 25, 2003 22:56:55 GMT -5
I talked to my psychiatrist about Haldol and he said to tell you all to be careful because it can cause involuntary mouth movements, which are called something, but I can't remember the name. I dunno if 1 mg. is enough or not. He put me on Geodon, a different anti-psychotic, which he says won't have the severe side effects. Tried Trileptal and it has been the only meds. (and I have been on a lot of them) that gave me weird side effects. Just wanted to give you a heads up about the Haldol. Good luck to all of you!!!!!!  P.S. I apologize if this gets sent more than once....the post thing doesn't seem to be working. |
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Post by Frustrated on Jul 8, 2003 21:54:53 GMT -5
Hi again! My doctor tried a variation of Haldol and it didn't work...so he decided to finally try it. I take .25 mg in the a.m. and .50 mg at night. He also put me on Benztropine (.5mg/2X) to counteract any possible side effects (that I wrote about in the previous reply).
Well, I want to thank you Karmen for sharing this with us because after many medications and attempts to stop, something FINALLY worked! I am having similar results as you did. I still pick, but instead of 2-3 hours of it, I may do 5 minutes here and there. I can resist many of my urges to pick.
Its been a month so far and I had about 50 sores on my breasts and am down to 6 now and the rest of my body is having similar results....I'm still very scarred but I can finally look into scar therapy once they all heal. I have had mini-lapses about 3 times and can do a lot of damage in a short amount of time, but overall I am so excited about finally healing!!!
I have a ways to go and to be honest, I have found myself developing other CSP areas (like biting my lips), but luckily they were short term.
Thank you again Karmen and hope this helps someone out there!
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Post by April on Oct 26, 2003 16:14:50 GMT -5
About a month and a half ago my dr. put me on a very small dose of Zyprexa and my urge to pick completely went away. Since then I have changed to Risperdal due to side effects, but I am still not picking and I think this may be the answer. It seems to be working.
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Post by Karman on Aug 28, 2004 21:43:27 GMT -5
It's been a long time since I've been on this board - sorry about that. I finally decided to check this topic to see if anyone else had replied to it (it sort of died a while ago) and was SO happy to see "Frustrated's" post saying Haldol had worked for him/her. The dose he/she is taking is a little less than mine, but not much. One thing I've noticed is that I can go without the Haldol for much longer periods of time without the picking getting bad again - I think the effect of the medication (reducing the compulsion to pick) has helped me learn new habits that don't involve searching for skin imperfections all over my body in every spare moment of every day.
I'm going to experiment a bit and see how long I can go without it before the picking comes back (I've never really tried to go OFF it completely before, but it's worth a try). I hope that after 5 years now or whatever it's been that my brain has re-wired itself somehow and I won't have that compulsion anymore, which had also become what we often think of as a "bad habit," but with that underlying biological compulsion in effect, telling yourself (or anyone else telling you) to "just stop it" had no effect at all.
By the way, still no side effects from the Haldol, but I must admit I only had a reaction to a drug once in my life (and that was Klonopin - it made me VERY emotional and touchy). Other people can be more sensitive, obviously!
I'll let you know what happens and, once again, I'm thrilled that my experiences have helped someone else get out of that hell.
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