DOSE: T+ 0:00	2.5 mg	oral	Pharms - Aripiprazole	(daily)
T+ 0:00	repeated	smoked	Tobacco - Cigarettes
T+ 48:00	0.5 mg	oral	Pharms - Clonazepam
T+ 96:00		smoked	Cannabis
T+ 96:00	2 cups	oral	Alcohol - Beer/Wine

BODY WEIGHT:

59 kg

This time around my anti-psychotic medication came up as Ariprazole. I've been dosing half of 5mg pill since past 3 days; I've priorily given risperidone and this seems as a better alternative for me.

I find myself to be functioning at rate significantly different from the people I find myself with - however here's the experience:

Day 1 - the dosage began at night on the day I was diagnosed with mood disorder and psychosis. Upon the dosing - after I'd say 45 minutes - 75 minutes I began to feel a burden release - I could zone out and not feel like I was implicated in every single sentence uttered by family I found myself with. Interiorily there was panic and anxiety - I suppose the introduction of a new drug . Then - I talked as I felt to talk; all throughout what I term "anxiety" persisted. Later, I found it impossible to focus; towards the night I spoke freely (well as freely as possible...) with my parents and then a great sleeplessness overcame me ; ordered chips and cigarettes and smoked 4 cigarettes -- I mention this as usually I have great sleep hygiene, by and largely. Finally when falling asleep this first night, I repeated felt a thought stream as I approached the tips of sleep of a convulsive fit. Ended up not sleeping much the night of.

Day 2 - I appoint a followup with the psychiatrist to let her know what went down - she suggest I take the drug in mornings. Interestingly at the advice of my papa I already did so, before going on to consult with the psych. The day was breezy, an ease - unfamiliar because of my highstrungenness - but much more gentle then risperidone.

Day 3 - dosed in the morning and a gentle morning - began my fever break. At the afternoon 2p.m. Marked dosed with 0.5 mg Clonazepam to take the edge off : the second and third days I'd smoked way more cigarettes than my baseline , than usual. Finally listened to music, smoked a joint and fell asleep, though reluctantly - smoked weed after 4 and a half months.

Day 4 - typing this now; Dosed in the morning. Way fewer cigarettes this day. My fever almost broken, back to baseline cigarettes smoking - but something interesting is my inability or disability to smoke full cigarettes. Recorded an album, smoked some pot - a change because of usual I smoke at night at the dead of the house. A while back drank a pint and a good buzz going on, with some dis-ease due to the fever.

At the outset this seems a friendly alternative- to me, personally - than other anti-psychotic medications

Exp Year: 2025	ExpID: 119019
Gender: Male
Age at time of experience: 28
Published: Sep 13, 2025	Views: Not Supported
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