i am taking solian medication & it seems to affect my speech. Sometimes people misunderstand me?

Question

or don't understand what i am saying, sometimes it can be difficult to communicate with my elderly parents, especially my dad.

Answer 1

here are a listing of side effects, if this continues you should as the doctor if there is a better prescription medician.

What are the side effects?

All medications have side-effects and the skill of prescribing is to achieve a balance between desirable and unwanted effects. Individuals vary markedly in their responses to different medications. Some of the common side-effects are:

Drowsiness: is the most common side-effect. People who are drowsy shouldn't work machinery or drive.

Dry mouth: for which we suggest people use sugarless gum to stimulate the production of saliva.

Weight gain and/or constipation: People with these problems should have a sensible, high-fibre diet and fluids combined with exercise. Body weight should be monitored. A program should be put in place to combat expected gains on some medications, such as olanzapine and clozapine.

Lowering of blood pressure: This can be experienced as dizziness or faintness. Affected people should rise slowly from a sitting or lying position and sit on the side of the bed before standing up. If symptoms persist, a medication review is necessary.

Menstrual disorders: or false positive pregnancy tests. If these side-effects persist over a period of weeks, the client should return to the prescriber for a medication review. To stop medication without supervision may lead to deterioration in the person’s mental state. It is very important for people on long-term medication to have regular reviews. An underlying principle is that medication should be the minimum necessary to prevent relapse as well as minimising the risk of side-effects. This may only be achieved on a trial and error basis. Another group is called extra-pyramidal side-effects. These affect certain muscles of the body and can lead to discomfort for the client.

Dystonias: Eyes turning upwards, a distressing situation for the client who may need immediate medical intervention; slurred speech; large muscle contractions leading to odd posture or even arching of the back.

Parkinsonian features: tremor, muscular rigidity or absence of normal movement.


Akathisia: a feeling of generalised restlessness, often worse in the legs. People feel unable to sit still, they must get up and move about. They feel worried and uncomfortable.

Tardive dyskinesia: This involves an abnormal chewing of the lips and tongue, sometimes movement of fingers and toes, and occasionally also trunk muscles. This may be mild and barely noticeable. Of all the side-effects, it is the only one that is irreversible if not treated early.

Agranulocytosis: Clozapine has a rare but fatal potential to depress the body's white cells (which fight infection). Regular blood tests are needed to monitor the white cell count.

Cardiac or heart problems: Many medications, but especially thioridazine and clozapine, have caused potentially fatal heart problems, ranging from changes in rhythm to inflammation. Heart health should therefore be monitored in people on these medications, or in anyone with existing heart problems.

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS): A rare but potentially fatal syndrome that can develop at any time. It is mostly seen in hospitals when acutely excited individuals have been given large or rapidly escalating doses. The major features of NMS are: fever, muscular rigidity, high and fluctuating blood pressure and pulse and respiratory rates. Side-effects can be relieved by reducing or increasing medication, or by adding different medications. Dystonias, Parkinsonian features and akathisia can be treated with anticholinergics such as benztropine mesylate (Cogentin™), benzhexol (Artane™), procyclidine hydrochloride (Kemadrin™) and orphenadrine (Disipal™). Side-effects may be uncomfortable, but they often improve with time and dose reduction. Stopping the medication "cold turkey" is not the answer. We strongly recommend an immediate visit to the prescribing doctor.

Diabetes: Some recent research suggests that there may be a link between atypical medications and an increased rate of diabetes. There is not an established causal link. People taking atypical medications should discuss this issue with their treating doctor and learn about the warning signs of diabetes so that if it is developing it can be detected quickly and managed.

Answer 2

Solian Medication

Answer 3

If it does you need to contact you're physician and let him/her know.