Reviewer: jgibson1080, 19-24 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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This medication has taken away my delusions and kept them from coming back.

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This medication has taken away my delusions and kept them from coming back.
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Reviewer: Do not give up!, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I hope this review will help soften what you may be dealing with and if it offends anyone I did not write anything with that intention. With all medications used to treat mental issues one must take into consideration substances such as caffeine and time of usage, alcohol usage, age, how active(exercise,even if only walking of course in moderation), combinations of other medications, illicit drug ... Show Full Comment

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I hope this review will help soften what you may be dealing with and if it offends anyone I did not write anything with that intention. With all medications used to treat mental issues one must take into consideration substances such as caffeine and time of usage, alcohol usage, age, how active(exercise,even if only walking of course in moderation), combinations of other medications, illicit drug usage, etc. and there are many other basic factors for which to identify and bring into the equation. Help yourself by using moderation in all situations basically. Common sense is not to be discounted as worthlessness! This medication has caused me some side effects such as diarrhea when raised to the 234mg dosage but for only about 3 weeks and then gone. It can cause as well as any other basic anti-psychotic weight gain(solution, exercise a little - go for a walk -a- bout regularly, but not to the exreme; walking is therapeutic anyway). Think about this: I can gain weight whether or not I have a mental issue; is that not true? Having been given these shots for almost a year now, I believe this is one of the best medications on the market for my particular mental issues: bipolar I disorder, anxiety, borderline personality disorder of which there really is no medicine. For sure I started having anxiety issues as early as the 3rd grade and then at 14 full blown bipolar I disorder and was not diagnosed until 18; I am now 55. Medicines for abnormal mental issues have advanced beyond belief since I was first given such. Too often there are 2 evils: the problem for which medications are being given and the cure. A good internal medicine specialist in the field of psychiatry can be priceless and it goes w/o saying that communication to others w/similar infirmities might shed some light. As is always said, "Different strokes for different folks" is very applicable. There is always hope; do not despair. Hang in there and have a good!
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Reviewer: 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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very hard time doing anything staying up without lying down in the first 6 months...effective for slowing thoughts down

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very hard time doing anything staying up without lying down in the first 6 months...effective for slowing thoughts down
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Reviewer: sukilena, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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i would have been better off dead. this drug crippled my legs, destroyed my ability to communicate: it gave me dementia

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i would have been better off dead. this drug crippled my legs, destroyed my ability to communicate: it gave me dementia
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Reviewer: sequin, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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the drug gave me dementia, made me homicidal, and permanently damaged my legs

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the drug gave me dementia, made me homicidal, and permanently damaged my legs
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