Man. I just saw a co-workers client- Way to much medication-Not good

[commander bunnypants]

Yea the guy is a murder, has a bad attitude. But they jacked him full of meds in the hospital. He looked like he could barely function.

Sad.......

You want em to have some attitude, not so doped up they cant function.

DDQM

[Droopy]

1. Yeah, sounds like he's over medicated

It sounds like he doesn't have the right diagnosis. Maybe they don't know what's wrong and just pumped full of meds hoping something would work. One can be severely mentally ill and only need one or two meds and not necessarily in high doses.

[commander bunnypants]

2. Geodon 80mgs bid

Lets go stunn some elephants

DDQM

[Droopy]

3. Odd you should mention Geodon, I take it

I take 160 mg a day of Geodon and 900 mg a day of Lithium. That's a high dose of Geodon and an average dose of Lithium. It's working wonderfully for me. The only side affects are that I need more sleep than I used to and I don't have as much energy as I used to. It's a good trade-off for not being psychotic. Geodon is a newer anti-psychotic that's supposed to be affective in treating the symptoms of schizophrenia without all the side affects of traditional anti-psychotics.

They must have him on more than just Geodon. It sounds like they are giving him a sedative, also. When I was in the hospital one time on the psych ward they had a room mate of mine on sedatives. The guy could hardly function and spent most of his time sleeping. I don't know why they had him doped up so much. The guy was a drug addict who was seriously depressed. He got them to take him off the sedatives and just give him something for the depression. He improved rapidly after that.

[commander bunnypants]

4. that I dont know

But way to much for him...

But I am glad it works for you. I seriously try to push the new Risperdal Consta Injection

DDQM

[soothsayer]

5. sometimes they dope you up real good, then back you off to find a

level that works best for you.