tinsnip:

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spiderine:

kousera:

angiethewitch:

psa to everyone on antipsychotics during the summertime

some antipsychotics can make you more susceptible to heat exhaustion because they make it so your body cannot regulate your body temperature correctly. I learned this the hard way last summer, I got really nasty heat exhaustion while on a high dose of quetiapine. so check if your meds react badly to heat, and if they do, please be sure to wear your sunscreen, have light cover ups on or with you, wear a hat, and stay hydrated! be safe

especially duloxetine and clozapine, know the signs of dehydration, take cooling breaks if you have to be in the sun

duloxetine is commonly branded in the USA as Cymbalta.

Note: many anti-bipolar meds are also antipsychotics. I found a list of psychotropic meds that can increase risk of heat exhaustion here:

Can personally confirm that Latuda/Lurasidone can also mess with your heat response and lead to heat exhaustion if you aren’t careful, like I wasn’t.

[ID: Screenshot of a page with two columns listing trade names beside generic names of medications; the columns have been compiled into a list for ease of comprehension/reading.

Common psychotropic medications that may impair the heat response:

Trade name - Generic name

Abilify, Aristada - aripiprazole
Asendin - amoxapine
Artane - trihexyphenidyl
Aventyl, Pamelor - nortriptyline
Benadryl - diphenhydramine
Celexa - citalopram
Clozaril, Fazaclo, Versacloz - clozapine
Cogentin - benztropine
Cymbalta - duloxetine
Desyrel, Oleptro - trazodone
Elavil - amitriptyline
Effexor - venlafaxine
Eskalith, Lithobid, Lithonate - lithium
Fanapt - iloperidone
Fetzima - levomilnacipran
Geodon - ziprasidone
Haldol - haloperidol
Invega - paliperidone
Lexapro - escitalopram
Loxitane - loxapine
Latuda - lurasidone
Navane - thiothixene
Norpramin - desipramine
Nuplazid - pimavanserin
Paxil - paroxetine
Phenergan - promethazine
Pristiq - desvenlafaxine
Prolixin - fluphenazine
Prozac - fluoxetine
Rexulti - brexpiprazole
Risperdal - risperidone
Saphris - asenapine
Seroquel - quetiapine
Sinequan, Silenor - doxepin
Stelazine - trifluoperazine
Thorazine - chlorpromazine
Tofranil - imipramine
Trilafon - perphenazine
Trintellix - vortioxetine
Wellbutrin, Zyban - bupropion
Viibryd - vilazodone
Vraylar - cariprazine
Zoloft - sertraline
Zyprexa - olanzapine

*Note: this is not an all-inclusive list.

Topamax/Topiramate