Posted by Chloe on December 29, 2001, at 15:55:59
In reply to TD » Chloe, posted by Willow on December 29, 2001, at 15:16:06
Hi Willow,
I am glad your dad is better on Zyprexa and avoiding beer! The inability to swallow stuff is very scary for me. I felt I might have had that when I took Geodon. All foods just seemed so dry, and I had such a hard time forcing down my throat. It was strange, because I did not experience dry mouth with Geodon. So I was too scared to continue with that med.Your tongue phenomenon sounds uncomfortable. Esp. if it's waking you from a sound sleep. Are you taking any antipsychotics? Do you think this is some form of TD that I am unfamilar with? I wonder if it's neurological in some way. In that you are losing sensation, and taste, and then it will return with strong smell. Have you talked to an MD about this? Does it worry you?
I am barely holding it together with the addition of Seroquel. I find it doesn't work as well as the traditional antipsychotics, and I do get exaggerated tongue wiggling/teeth clenching, which is very annoying. But I guess it's better than being "crazy", ie, angry, distorted thinking, paranoid, anxious all the time. But I am still extremely depressed. I just wish there were a cure for what I got. But I really don't have much hope. Esp. when all meds seem to be giving me major side effects. I am *trying* to stay upbeat as possible. I hate to drag people arouond me down with my lousy mood!
Thanks for the holiday good wishes. Same to you.
Chloe
>
> I asked my dad if he has any problems besides the obvious with the TD because of the tongue movements. He said that just his neck gets sore. The scariest part of it is that he often swallows down the wrong tube and chokes.
>
> Fortunately the zyprexa doesn't give him such a dry mouth and the need to gozzle water isn't as strong. Now this may also be because he substituted his beer for Ativan, he claims the no-name brands don't help the same way.
>
> The question regarding the tickle was for myself. Thankfully it is very infrequent but quite obtrusive as it has wakened me from my sleep which not much can. I've also on separate occassions lost all sense of smell and taste. The taste came back to parts of my tongue in portions, the back first. I don't know if this is related to the tickle.
>
> But from this experience I do believe that these senses affect our mood. Whenever I notice it fading I make a point to eat strong foods and sniff strong odours to try and revive it and to give my mood a kick start.
>
> I do hope your holidays are going well!
>
> BEST WISHES
> Willow
poster:Chloe
thread:87920
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20011222/msgs/88174.html