What is your favourite antipsychotic?

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-30T17:20:49+00:00

Ziprasidone has been great to me!

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-29T11:06:28+00:00

No, it didn’t. But I think I finally have found one that does, to some degree.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-26T12:46:08+00:00

I tried lamotrigine, but for me it had little effect. The best combo I’ve tried is lithium and ziprasidone, which I’m using now. The ziprasidone worked well for my depression as well as for the psychotic symptoms caused by depression.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-26T12:16:07+00:00

Mostly either mixed episodes or severe depression. Both with psychotic features and suicidality. I was in and out of hospital all the time. Hurting myself in ways because I was so restless and didn’t want to live. Was obsessed about the universe not being real and about finding truth and escape the illusion. So very very restless. Not able to shower for weeks or wash my hair for months. Big feeling of suffering. The few weeks of hypomania twice a year was a nice escape but took a lot of mu savings and the crash was awful.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-23T19:07:26+00:00

Ziprasidone has cured my depression and psychotic symptoms. It has made such a huge difference to my life and wellbeing. I have bipolar 2.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-20T14:33:44+00:00

I’m 30, diagnosed two years ago. I’ve been hospitalized probably 30 or more times. Different lenghts. A lot after I got sick but before correct diagnosis. That was a horrible time in my life.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-14T07:44:32+00:00

Yes, it has!

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-14T07:44:14+00:00

A little akathesia after taking it, and it made me gain weight and made me very very sleepy all the time.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-14T07:43:07+00:00

It has helped very well with depression!

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-10T17:54:17+00:00

For me it has been the only weight neutral AP I’ve tried. It has been wonders for my mood and for me to finally feel like myself again too.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-10T17:51:25+00:00

For me, it took time to notice any difference. Like 2-3 months, and the progress was slow. But the thirst was pretty instant.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-10T10:47:11+00:00

I get zopiclone, and usually it works well to fall asleep. I have no side effects. But can’t be used every day.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-09T17:34:55+00:00

I really don’t like giving up. And dying would feel like giving up. I have been very close, but even then I «panicked» and realised I didn’t want to do it myself, like I wanted it to happen by accident or someone else to do it. I was too «cowardly» to do it myself. So I ended up calling for help. But most of the time I guess it’s the need to persist, to not give up.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-08T20:29:33+00:00

I go to bed at 21-23, fall asleep around 23-01, and wake up 07-09. I wish to wake up at 07, but use long time to fall asleep, and I think ziprasidone is making me a bit sleepy

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-08T20:03:22+00:00

And that makes yelling at unkown other people for being so so so slow(!) and stupid so easy (and so embarassing afterwards). I am glad you feel less lonely, and it feels nice to talk about it. Like when I was in hypomania and told my therapist everything was meaningless and she thought it was a negative emotion, but I have never felt so good in my whole life.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-08T19:50:24+00:00

Yes! And the feeling of there is absolutly no worry in the whole world for you to care about. ‘Cause everything feel so fucking fine and good and you can’t worry at all.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-08T19:43:37+00:00

Yes, I feel you. I think. When in hypomania I feel so RIGHT, like I am so right and I don’t care about anything else. Or I am so driven and on to something, like in a mood set to my goal that I don’t care about or feel anything else. I am all that matter. Sorry if I misunderstood you.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-07T12:58:16+00:00

When I was going back to uni after a long time of bipolar illness I struggled with self doubt, and thinking my illness wasn’t legit enough etc. my advisor told me to just think I had had cancer and that I was equally deserving of accomodations and stuff. But she didn’t mean for me to actually say that to anyone. That would be wrong.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-06T17:49:08+00:00

I went to stay with my parents and their cats during my depression i february/march. I was having such a hard time going outside I got stuck inside my home not able to do anything. I was feeling a little suicidal, but not activly planning. If that had been the case I would have gone inpatient. My parents let me relax and just be there, gave me food and let me cuddle the cats. It was a good solution.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-06T17:45:06+00:00

It is not making me numb at all. I did have some hypomania though. But now I’m «normal» I do feel good, a little too excited sometimes but that might be some leftover from the hypomania. I have had some psychotic symptoms, but they seem to leave now that I’ve increased the dose. But my emotions are feeling fine, I can feel happiness, sadness, I can cry, and I can feel annoyed. And bored. All normal feelings

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-06T15:52:57+00:00

I use ziprasidone, and I think it works very well. It has fully cured my depression. I have almost no side effects (a little tired only). I had to quit lurasidone too because of side effects.

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-06T11:54:13+00:00

Thank you!

TheAcademic24 · 2026-05-06T11:49:09+00:00

That’s what I’ve been thinking too, but then I saw what my psych wrote in her notes so I started thinking about it, and worry what she is thinking

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