Puddles2009 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Hey everyone, so i have been taken off 9mg Invega and placed on 3mg of Invega morning only. They now have placed me back on a med that has worked well in the past at low doses, Largactil/Thorazine 25mg It works great and takes away my anger whilst the invega takes away any delusional thinking during the day. The crossover was almost immediate with no hospitalisation needed but i have a few questions I know Invega has a life of about 23 hours so come my next dose it's pretty much out of my system and come night time dose it's a top up for sleep on a new med 1st - What is the lift/half life of Largactil/Thorazine 2nd - What have you found helpful in the past to get rid of the metalic/bitter taste in your mouth left by some antipsychotics 3rd - Does this combo sound ok to you guys? The Dr thinks it is ok? But i like other opinions Thankyou all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 According to Wikipedia, the half-life of Thorazine is 30±7 hours. If your doctor thinks the combo is ok, I am no one to second guess his opinion. I can't answer your other question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narshe81 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) I remember when I was still at the hospital I was given a number of pills to take. One of them left the same metalic taste in my mouth like you described. It bothered me a bit and all I did was just drank or ate something to get rid of the foul taste. I don't think there is any medication you can take to get rid of the metalic taste of some antipsychotics. For me it was juice and cheese sticks they had at the hospital that got me through that metalic tasting phase. Now I'm not taking anything orally. Edited December 19, 2013 by Narshe81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savannah Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Lithium gave me that feeling. But, I have never had it on any of the antipsychotics I have taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddles2009 Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Is there anything i can take to get rid of it? I've tried it with orange juice and all sorts milk but it wont rid the taste until morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narshe81 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I'm surprised those didn't work for me since they sure worked for me. Maybe chewing gum or something lol. Numb the heck out of your tongue with Listerine? I'm sure if you get creative you can find a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddles2009 Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Listerine works cheers but i am spitting out all this brown muck, the largactil is giving me bleeding gums like it did before... just a side effect i had in the past i think that's the metallic taste i am getting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narshe81 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Yeah.. I had a feeling Listerine would work. I hope this combo works out for you, Puddles2009. Good luck to you. Edited December 20, 2013 by Narshe81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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