Side Effects Of Epitec (Page 4) (Top voted first)
UpdatedI am bipolar 2 or so they say. I have been taking epiec 200 and rispadol. I have lost the will to live without the depression of course and i have become an angry horrible person that no one can be around. I have shakes in the head and tiredness that is so not me. I have started to reducing the meds and is on 50 now. I am feeling much better and the old me is returning. Why do people think epitec is such a wonder drug?
Seroqual was an absolute disaster for me. I went apes..t. I couldn't speak properly-promise. I also experienced restless legs. My new doctor referred to it as a psychotic drug. Your choice, it may be different for you.
I was on this medication for years and had problems with my weight , feeling sick and the dizzyness and lack of empathy. Completely off medication and feel more alive and have my sense of humour back . I use a medical strain of cannabis with a high CBD content and have much better results . I'm in control of my weight and medicate just like i would with my previous meds with great results . I stay away from alcohol completely as it can change my mood with the first drink and be a nasty person .
I don't care anymore what people think because it works for me and I don't see it any different from these drugs and feel much healthier
Hi there,
I have been on Epitec for roughly 3 + years now and I can safely say that I have not picked up weight on it. I actually lost the weight that I had picked up whilst on other medication. As for epitec making one feel "out of sorts" I don't experience that either. I remember feeling a little tired when I first started taking it (maybe for about a week) but I have been feeling NORMAL since being on it. Hope this helps!
Perhaps its the rispadol or taking the two/both. Hey good luck but a healthy life style with lots of exercise, not much smoking and alcohol and processed sugars/foods and more naturals/organics ......all these go a long way ........and reduces the stress levels and keeps da blood flowing with lots of oxygen
Hi. As I said in a previous post, I have been on Epitec for 3+ years. Before I was diagnosed with Epilepsy, I was prescribed all different meds. They just made me lose the will to live. I tell anyone who tells me that someone is on Risperdol, I tell them to get off!!!!! That and Seroquel and Rivotril (just to name a few) messed me up! Since I've been taking the Epitec, I have felt so much better! These benzo's etc are dangerous!
They also made me "lose time" where I would not remember anything I did on particular day. Or I would remember snippets of the day, that I went somewhere but could not for the life of me remember how I got there. It's really scary!
Also made me the biggest b*tch. Not easy to live with!
I agree that being diagnosed with BMD and borderline (part of the spectrum) made me figure out why my life was so buggered for more than 30 years. I saw a deadful psychiatrist who put me on antidepressants, Epilem and then Epitec, 2 anxiety meds, 20 mg Zolpidem !!!!!, Risperdal, nd Stilpayne. All on six mths repeats. I got completely addicted to Zolpidem. At one I got through 60 ten mg in 3 days. I had about 4 fits, falls, and extra pyramidal effects. Now on 200 mg Epilem bd. It has a range of awful side effects and I gained more than 20 kilos. i don't get onto a scale, intimacy or look at my body. Very depressing. After rehabs I read a brilliant book called The alcoholism and addiction cure by Chris Prentiss and his son, Pax, a former addict. Please read it. Check libraries or pay R100. It's a great investment. And please stay away from Zolpidem. You lose your memory, sleep walk, sleep talk, even sleep cook and drive ! The next day you have no clue. Good luck.
Hi there,
I've been diagnosed with bipolar, ADHD and OCD. I am on epitec 50mg 1 x day, urbanol 10mg 2 x day, concerta 54mg 1 x day and 50mg dopaquel at night. I have been on this medication routine for a month now. I am more suicidal than ever and I feel like I'm always lost in another zone. I was in a psychiatric hospital for 3 weeks and my progress was great. I've been out for just over a week now and I feel like I cannot cope with 'normal' life. Is the medication making me feel this way or is it due to the therapy I had having opened deep and old wounds? I am only 24 and I am sick of living like this. Nothing is working/helping and I am close to giving up for good.
I have been diagnosed with Bipolar years ago. I currently take Fluanzol, Cilift, Epitec, Dopuqual, and Zolnox. I have also gained a good 20kg. I have been on Herbalife to try and help with the weight loss. Eish I only lost about 5kgs in almost 3 months. I have also been on the contraceptive injection which I have now stopped. Also another weight gain fact. Since December I have developed an itchy skin. Been to the doc a few times and every time they say its something else. I do think the meds are attributing to the itch. The only problem is that this is the most stable I have ever been so do I sit with the itch or change meds? Also without my meds I used to cut and harm myself. So understand my reluctance. I will be seeing my phsyciatrist the end of the month. other issues I have picked up on is that my eyesight has weekend. My heart pumps faster and harder at times, I have a very dry mouth, to name what I can remember.
I gained 30 kg in 9 months. After the seraquel and epitec, I start to eat till I sleep.
Hi,
What type of bipolar do you have that causes the headaches?
Thanks
Im using Wellbutrin and Epitec (200mg). I am difficuilt to live with...therefor i want to know more about its side effects in general...
What diet? - please help us
Alida, you will just keep in gaining weight until you become so fat that you will eventually burst....it happened to me!!
I am on 400mg of epitec and ritalin in the day with Zolpidem at night.
I very rarely have episodes - ie 1 a year.
I was diagnosed when I was 15 years old and I'm now 30.
It seems by everyone's posts that I'm on the highest dose here but I must say that it has given me a normal life.
I was on Venlor 150mg and was fine. I had a type of nervous meltdown from taking on too much stress. Epitec was forced on me at 25mg. And within 2 days I felt disorientation, loss of time and date, dizzy and not myself at all. I started vomiting and asked to be discharged. I went back to 30mg of cymgen anti depressant and am starting small doses of venlor. Am 100% myself after 3 days after stopping Epitec. I agree with some people. Seek the root of the problem and do not ply people with pills. I lost all faith in Psychiatrists and only go to a Psychologist.
I dont think Epitec is great either. And weight gain 4 women is a massive depressing thought! All it stabilised in my mood is the compulsion to slap someone. The rest made me pretty ill and pretty moody! Different strokes for different folks.
I am currently on 25serdep and 125 epitec, thus far since ive been on epitec my vision is clear and some days are good one but I still experience bad day...I get muscle spasms and feel confused and zone out alot, let me not forget to mention that I am gaining weight...not fast and loud but I have picked up.i want to know if I am overdosing on anti depressant meds and should stop using the serdep as ive not had good days when I was on serdep alone
Hi,
Perhaps you should have your dosage increased, perhaps to 300mg, I'm bipolar type 2 and I'm currently using 350mg epitec, I do function well and yes I do still experience hypomanic episodes but no psychosis. My challenge is getting the dosage between the epitect and the leximal right as I use leximal for my anxiety disorder.
I have been prescribed epictec by a psychiatrist 3 weeks ago. Immediate side effect was constipation. I came out of my depression fairly quickly and harm many bolood tests etc. I have had weight loss and talkativeness some of it very funny and some aggressive. I am feeling very powerful, and can achieve anything. I have not felt like this for many years. I ma 69 and have been very successful running a business and being a prominent figure in the community. My very powerful husband died 10 years agol I have a partner who is very laid back and it has been worrying me. I am enjoying how I feel mostly and I am suddenly creative, funny again but a bit aggressive.I am having some nightmares, and night sweats. My grown kids think something wrong. I will be on last week of medication this week and will call the phycologist tomorrow. I have racing thoughts, but feel close to genius. Hope I am not going to have a big low after this. Had lens replacement and am experiencing 100% vision and play and administer a lot of tennis and associations/foundation. I feel I can conquer the world when previously I felt useless for a few months. What should I do.
My sons wedding is coming up in 2 weeks, and I NEED TO BE STABLE.
I would ask my Dr to relook that script. I was so confused on it.try Venlor or Venlafaxine. I feel a new person .
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