bluebeard Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Anyone on here have any expereience of the older med Fluanxol ? Also known as flupentixol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMarshall Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Anyone on here have any expereience of the older med Fluanxol ? Also known as flupentixol Fluanxol /flupentixol have never been approved in the US, though they appear to be available in CAN/UK/NZ Others in the drug class Thioxanthenes are: Navane / thiothixene, available in US as tabs/inject, The brand name Intensol was discontinued. Tarastan / chlorprothixene was discontinued in the US. a.m. [edit] BTW, Welcome Bluebeard! Feel free to post. If you need help, Pm any of the mods. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebeard Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 Thank You AM must be a jam fan with that turntable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweii Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Hey! I was on Fluanxol for more than a year. I took it for mood stabilization, since I didn't have psychotic symptoms then. I loved it. For me it worked as an antidepressant, when I was sliding down my pdoc would raise the dose and within two days I was feeling better. I remember reading somewhere it's prescribed as an antidepressant in UK. Before Fluanxol I had only been on antidepressants, and Fluanxol REALLY helped with the ten-times-a-day mood swings. It was the first med that I really felt working, not just numb me down like antidepressants. It was completely side-effect free for me, but that may vary of course. It's not very potent for psychosis though. Used for schizophrenia the dose is 8-10 mg I think, and that's gonna give you side effects. And with other more potent drugs out there, it's not really prescribed for psychosis anymore. I was up to 5 mg when I stopped it (because I needed something more potent), but even 0.5 mg made a difference. What are you taking it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebeard Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 Anxiety , obsessions and depression I am taking 2 mg a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiaB Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I was first handed fluanxol in rehab - for some reason they were convinced that it would suppress cravings. Really did NOTHING for me, both then and when I finally got my BP1 dx. But good luck - one thing we all know here is that everyone's mileage varies - your experience on a med may be totally opposite to mine. So I do hope it helps you. Welcome to CB M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebeard Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 I appreciate your advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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