Reviewer: 55-64 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year

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I was prescribed this medication under the brand name Trilafon as a teenager in 1970 by a psychiatrist who had never met me, on the basis of one meeting he had with my parents, who were concerned that I was smoking pot and having sex. The dosage far exceeded what is currently typical for someone suffering from psychosis, which I was not. After about 3 weeks, my vision became so blurred I could no ... Show Full Comment

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I was prescribed this medication under the brand name Trilafon as a teenager in 1970 by a psychiatrist who had never met me, on the basis of one meeting he had with my parents, who were concerned that I was smoking pot and having sex. The dosage far exceeded what is currently typical for someone suffering from psychosis, which I was not. After about 3 weeks, my vision became so blurred I could not read, and my breasts began producing milk even though I had never been pregnant and was barely sexually active. Essentially, I was given a temporary chemical lobotomy--I had no emotional affect whatsoever, and my cognitive capacity was significantly reduced. I finally met the prescribing doctor about a week AFTER he had my parents admit me to the psychiatric ward of a hospital. The psychiatrist who did this was on staff at a State Hospital in NYS as a director of pharmacological research and as a clinical psychiatrist at a private Catholic Hospital in Utica NY. I believe he abused his authority, which resulted in great harm to me and many of his other patients. He was a Cuban born doctor who had worked for a Cuban government agency and came to the U.S. near the end of WW II, according to a biography I found last year in a psychiatric journal from the 1950s. This was a classic case of bad science and bad medicine. For me, this medication was poison, and I am lucky I survived this trauma.
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Reviewer: pain-free, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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I have taken this for years for migraine headaches and problems sleeping. It also helped during times of mental stress. I don't esp. care for the drozziness I experience while at work but have not found anything that compares with it for the headaches.

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I have taken this for years for migraine headaches and problems sleeping. It also helped during times of mental stress. I don't esp. care for the drozziness I experience while at work but have not found anything that compares with it for the headaches.
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Reviewer: j slack7202009, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years

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i have tourettes and it seems my symtoms is no better i thought it was a muscle relaxer

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i have tourettes and it seems my symtoms is no better i thought it was a muscle relaxer
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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Became my old self again. Now have complete control of emotions.

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Became my old self again. Now have complete control of emotions.
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Reviewer: jan, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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This was great for me...after many years on it I went off it myself and I wish I was using it still...I used it for insomia...along with ativan, when needed

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This was great for me...after many years on it I went off it myself and I wish I was using it still...I used it for insomia...along with ativan, when needed
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