tlehmbecker Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 So, 2 weeks on haloperidol now. Stopped the benzotropine because I was only supposed to take it the first 14 or so days to keep dystonia in check (still have to keep some around in case dystonia pops up). Quick summary I suppose: No affect on HPPD symptoms yet, positive or negative in nature. Knocks me out and makes me feel like a zombie all day. Oddly enough, it causes some insomnia as I've been waking consistently in the middle of the night and having a hard time falling back asleep. No affect on cognitive function Makes my eyes blurry and dry feeling when I wake up. Usually dissipates within an hour. Blurred vision somewhat, though this was expected since it is a side effect. No way I'd pass an eye exam now (maybe I should get one done, never have and I do remember having some vision problems when I was a kid). "Voices" in my head and "wandering" mind significantly reduced. Makes me feel spaced out sometimes. Other than that, nothing special to note. From my perspective it's a fairly benign medication. The zombie-ness is probably from its antagonistic action at the D2 and D4 sites. Since it has no action at the 5-HT2A sites, I don't expect it to increase HPPD symptoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddiddy66 Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 thanks for info. please keep updating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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