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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 344279" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Midrin and other older Migraine medications actually contain caffeine. It's an active ingredient in Excedrin and some other OTC headache medications. It not only acts as a vasoconstrictor, but potentiates the effect of the other ingredients so less is needed.</p><p></p><p>Compazine is an old line AP, actually. It, like the other old line APs, also works for nausea and vomiting. All of them carry the risk of TD, but that is dosage and time related. It's also quite a rare reaction.</p><p></p><p>The tremor from the Compazine can be managed with a small dose of Benzotropine (Cogentin). I take Haldol, which is another drug in this class. All I can tell you is that not only does it work for me, but the side effects are a lot BETTER than what I experienced on atypical APs.</p><p></p><p>I NEED to take an AP and had to make a decision to risk TD since I cannot take the atypicals due to horrible reactions. Not just weight gain, but incoordination, muscle locking and rigidity, and severe difficulty swallowing. I've taken both Zyprexa and Seroquel, and will not so much as try another atypical. The reactions were that bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 344279, member: 1963"] Midrin and other older Migraine medications actually contain caffeine. It's an active ingredient in Excedrin and some other OTC headache medications. It not only acts as a vasoconstrictor, but potentiates the effect of the other ingredients so less is needed. Compazine is an old line AP, actually. It, like the other old line APs, also works for nausea and vomiting. All of them carry the risk of TD, but that is dosage and time related. It's also quite a rare reaction. The tremor from the Compazine can be managed with a small dose of Benzotropine (Cogentin). I take Haldol, which is another drug in this class. All I can tell you is that not only does it work for me, but the side effects are a lot BETTER than what I experienced on atypical APs. I NEED to take an AP and had to make a decision to risk TD since I cannot take the atypicals due to horrible reactions. Not just weight gain, but incoordination, muscle locking and rigidity, and severe difficulty swallowing. I've taken both Zyprexa and Seroquel, and will not so much as try another atypical. The reactions were that bad. [/QUOTE]
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