Medications

[EbonNelumbo]

Has anyone on here been prescribed a medication called Melleril or know much about it? I am not interested on the internet stuff but instead on personal experience.
-Hallee

 

[goldenviolet]

the pharamcy that you pick up or doctor can answer to your specific needs/ and answers.

 

[Lynden1000]

I was on Mellaril (spelling?) a long time ago, and if I remember correctly it's a tranquilizer.

 

[EbonNelumbo]

Mellaril was prescribed to me by my campus psychiatrist whom I spoke to pertaining to the combined treatment of BPD with antidepressants and antipsychotics. My overseer boss and professor suggested I look into the combination and I was having a really hard time a month ago and thus I asked about it. I was prescribed Mellaril because I cannot sleep and inquired about antipsychotics.

I am still an insomniac and just numb with weird physical twitches. i will be weening off of Mellaril soon because of the high risk of heart attack and tardive dyskinesia I face with long term use.

I am classified as a 'high functioning' borderline, because I do exceedingly well until I crash, then my life pretty much halts abruptly.

 

[Loobylu]

A girl I was in hospital with a while ago was prescribed Mellaril and said it worked pretty well but she did find that she was quite drowsy and confused/disorientated during the first couple of weeks. Other than that I can't say much - pharmacists usually have a pretty good idea of how meds affect people and the various side effects, maybe try them?

 

[EbonNelumbo]

Thanks for the help with this. I have been taking them and they seem to make me completely, well, brain dead sort of. I cannot really think well and this is not good considering I need a 3.5 every term. I hear there are some extremely heinous heart problems associated with this medication and thus with my history I should have never even been prescribed them...good job for the doctor who didn't read my chart, eh?

Does anyone know about cold-turkey with this med? Like, I don't really want to take it, I would rather switch to a medication with less side effects. Thanks.