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I am proud to tell you I am not longer on antipsychotics and I didn't know a side effect would be feeling more alive and getting my creativity back (self.mentalhealth)

submitted 1 week ago by thiscatismad to c/mentalhealth

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I've switched from Zyprexa to Depakote. I don't even have Loxapine to help me sleep anymore. Man, I've been having the best week of my life (not in a manic or hypomanic way, I would know since the biggest culprit is buying $3000 of random stuff in 1 week). I didn't know it was affecting me that much since I've been on Zyprexa for a long time now at different dosage the lowest being 7,5mg and the last dosage I was on was my highest at 30mg a day. I've been getting my creativity back and my ability to create, I write a lot of poems, I journal a lot, I gained back my ability to daydream (which helps a ton my creativity). The only downside I have is I get vivid dreams and weird sleep overall. I told my psychiatrist I don't have psychotic symptoms which she seemed to agree with so I trust her.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

That sounds like a lot, wow. Doc had me on 3mg and also had me split the pills in two since we couldn't get lower dose. Even then I could tell how much it affected me. Almost like seeing in black & white only every sensory perception was like that.

You're probably having a bit of a rebound though. Brace for some sort of impact. But balance should return in like two weeks. You'll probably notice the dreams calming down first.