Posted by bleauberry on March 5, 2008, at 18:39:42
In reply to Scared about NMS, posted by tensor on March 5, 2008, at 13:23:13
To me 50mg would be a high dose to start with, though not so with others probably. I'm sure the dopamine kick would give me panic or anxiety at that dose right at the start. When I took amisulpride I started at 12.5 mg for a couple days, then up to 25mg, then 37.5mg, then 50mg. My best dose was 25mg.
I doubt NMS is a concern. It is possible with any psych drug, especially ones that work on dopamine, but it is rare. My best guess is that it was too much of a dose too fast.
The dopamine kick should fade in a few days, seems to poopout sort of, and then in a couple or three weeks the true therapeutic effect takes over. In the meantime, you might want to back down on the dose and feel it out. Lots of people friek out when they start Lexapro 10mg or Effexor 37.5mg or Prozac 10mg or whatever. Even though those doses are tolerated ok by a lot of folks, they are just way too much for others. It takes time for some people to get acclimated to a normal dose.
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