Hey guys! Out of curiosity, what antipsychotics have you been on and how would you rate them? I’m curious about people’s experiences and how different they can be person to person. No pressure to share if you don’t want to though of course!

Mine are: 

• Risperidone - 3/10, raised my prolactin levels a lot and got the lactating side effect, but it did help with sleep as it made me very drowsy even on a very small dose. Didn’t stay on it long enough to see how it affected my psychosis 

• Paliperidone - 4/10, same as above, except it didn’t make me drowsy and (looking back) it was easier having a depot so I didn’t have to take tablets as I had big delusions about them, but at the time I felt like the depot took my control away so I hated it

• Quetiapine: 7/10, really helped with sleep and anxiety / panic, but get the munchies, and is possibly the cause of my underactive thyroid. Helps with feeling calmer when coping with psychosis stuff

• Aripiprazole: 3/10, got horrible restlessness from it and it felt like I was having a panic attack all day, again didn’t stay on it long enough to notice if it helped with psychosis 

• Ziprasidone: 3/10, same as risperidone minus the drowsiness 

• Olanzapine depot: 7/10, been on this for around 3 years I think and I haven’t noticed any side effects, and I think it helps me feel a bit calmer, but it definitely hasn’t eradicated the psychosis

• Haloperidol: ?/10, Just started this med, already feeling more hungry that I usually do and it’s only on the low starting dose, but I’m hoping it will help with coping when getting to an ideal dose with HOPEFULLY no major side effects

What’s yours?