Psychopharm management of agitated patients on the inpatient unit : r . . . Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 12 5-25-50 mg Tend to give first dose IM and then repeat with oral if still agitated (or switch to one of the above) At this low a dose, because it's a low D2 potency FGA it tends to be more antihistaminergic and thus similar to diphenhydramine and related medications
Thorazine: the drug that removes all emotions : r Drugs - Reddit thorazine was the first antipsychotic in the market ever, makes sense the side effects i think this texts portrays a rather romanticized look on the medication Ive took thorazine for months and it was nothing like that, I've had worse antipsychotics like haloperidol
Anyone try thorazine? : r insomnia - Reddit Just looking for some feedback on people's experiences with it My insomnia's gotten bad again so i told my psychiatrist and he gave me thorazine…
anyone here was ever prescribed chlorpromazine (thorazine . . . - Reddit anyone here was ever prescribed chlorpromazine (thorazine)? After starting my OCD treatment with Prozac ( fluoxetine ) I have experienced bouts of insomnia My psychiatrist prescribed me a very very low dosage of chlorpromazine (25mg) as a sedative It's used for many purposes, including pre-surgery anxiety
This 1960s advert for Thorazine. An antipsychotic medication widely . . . Thorazine can actually be an effective medication for people who suffer from psychiatric diseases that involve psychosis Unfortunately, it comes with serious side effects What's terrifying is that ppl put stigmas on mental health treatment and so few new medications have been developed for those suffering from severe mental illness
What guides your choice of IM sedation in the acutely . . . - Reddit I've used up to 300mg of IM Thorazine in a state hospital for a violent, large, aggressive young man who had sent staff and other patients to the ER Taking advantage of the orthostatic hypotension to keep him sitting and not hitting
In The Child With a Behavior Disorder (1956) : r vintageads - Reddit The first notation of a date for Thorazine entering Jonestown is April 27, 1978, with a quantity of 105 pills The first entry of its use that shows that six pills were dispensed on May 17, which may have some significance in that it was four days after the momentous defection of Deborah Layton-Blakey On May 22, a much larger amount of 30 pills is dispensed, and indeed, by June 3, a little
Mental Health - Experience with Cariprazine (Vraylar)? I'm sure someone with more knowledge can jump in 1st gen are haldol, thorazine etc 2nd gen seroquel (quetiapine) zyprexa (olanzapine) 3rd gen rexulti, vraylar The 2nd and 3rd generation APs are supposed to have less effect on the pyramidal motor pathways I believe, which makes them less likely to produce muscle movement disorders
For prompt control of senile agitation -Thorazine. : r vintageads - Reddit It might give grand dad Parkinson's but at least he'll stop yelling at the neighbor kid to get off his lawn The Wiki is pretty interesting for this drug It was the first anti psychotic which was a huge step for the mental health community
Young Adult w non-verbal autism aggression : r Psychiatry I saw a mention of Thorazine above, I’ve also used this a couple times in ID ASD patients with pretty decent results Don’t be afraid of Haldol as another possibility if you have to go the antipsychotic route (probably better than throwing an atypical that can make these patients pack on tons of weight)