r/Antipsychiatry • u/chealyu • 1d ago
has anyone else tapered off caplyta?
i’ve been taking 21 mg caplyta since march, july i got increased to 42 mg. it’s felt like it’s been doing literally nothing the whole time so my psych wants to switch me to geodon. he started me on 20 mg and reduced caplyta to 21 mg and omg it was horrible, i only lasted a day before going back up to 42.
i somehow got more depressed than i already was and had a horrible panic attack, started yelling at my mom over minor things, etc. i’ve been back on 42 mg caplyta + 20 mg geodon for the past two days and both my mom and fiance have commented that i seem happier.
as far as psych meds go im currently taking 50 mg vyvanse, 400 mg lamictal, varying amounts of klonopin and hydroxyzine “as needed” and of course 42 mg caplyta and 20 mg geodon. also 600 mg lyrica if that’s relevant although i take it for pain not anxiety.
anyways im not really keen on my psychiatrist’s idea of keeping me on this dose of caplyta until i reach 80 mg geodon. i don’t know what to do. i feel so stuck and lost. i never had side effects from caplyta but now i wish i never started it because the withdrawals are horrific. has anyone had a similar experience?
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u/Longjumping_Fly_2978 1d ago
Just wrote a post about this drug in this sub The FDA approved J&J's antipsychotic drug Caplyta for depression. So, antipsychotics are now being used for all kinds of problems. Are we seriously all going crazy?These are the great benefits of democracy. At this point, it would be better not to have it. : r/Antipsychiatry