Hello everyone. I have a question regarding some medication that I was prescribed a few days ago. It is called methotrimeprazine and it was given to me apparently for anxiety. I had recently taken myself off risperidone because of my weight gain. After about a week of being off that, I was feeling so unstable, my temper got so bad, I was fighting with people in my life. Even my own son. I just got very angry over everything. So..I decided I needed to go to my doc to see if he could give me something to calm me down. I felt like ending it all I was so depressed. So..I have been on this med for a few days now. And I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this medication. I have to say I am calmer than I was last week for sure. Though I am still in this depressed state. But that is a whole other story. :(
I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with this medication. I think my doctor is running out of medications to give me. It seems nothing works for me.
Hi wherewillthisend, I don't have any experience to share with you about methotrimeprazine. I have taken several other kinds of antidepressants in the past but not methotrimeprazine. I did do a search on methotrimeprazine. Here are a few links from my search:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levomepromazine
http://www.drugwatch.com/methotrimeprazine/
http://www.mentalhealth.com/drug/p30-n04.html
I hope these help. Keep coming and letting us know how you are doing.
Hi..thanks for those links. I did some research on the medication and I have not really found out anything. As far as real people who have had experienced it. I know it is used for many things, like pain for cancer patients, and its used for sedative purposes. I just feel like my doctor is running out of options for me. I feel like I have a medicine cabinet in my purse now. Four different kinds of meds and I am still so anxious and it is making me more depressed I think. I am starting to think that there is no end to this hell.
I was put on that medication and like you I was still depressed, but I was told I was given it to help me sleep as I was not sleeping due to nightmares. It did help me sleep, but if I took it too late I was unable to function the next day. Beware that as you come off of that you will go through that period of nasty, wanting to pick fights with everyone. That was a horrible experience, but fortunately those that know me and know what medication changes can do understand!