Chlorpromazine and Brain Fog: What Users Say

• jen...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 13, 2013

Chlorpromazine for Light Sedation "My doctor prescribed me Thorazine for insomnia because she doesn't like Ambien, Xanax, etc. Felt like a zombie in the morning, plus I developed a tolerance from 50 mg to 100 mg in 2 weeks. Felt dead inside. After 100 mg and another 2 weeks, had trouble sleeping again, and the doctor told me to double the dose. I didn't do it."

• She...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 25, 2022

For Schizophrenia "When I had my first psychotic outbreak and was prescribed chlorpromazine during a hospitalization, I felt like a zombie. I didn't like that medicine. I started smoking nicotine, and the side effects of chlorpromazine (and other medications I was taking along) lessened. Many, many years after that, I'm beginning to bless heavens for having chlorpromazine! I started taking 700 mg a day instead of 100 mg, which greatly reduced the bad side of cigarette smoking in the chemistry of my brain. Chlorpromazine in this dosage made me feel tranquil, relaxed, and joyful! I even think that, having this dosage of chlorpromazine, paranoia is gone for good! God bless psychiatry when it makes good for us!"

• Yam...
• April 10, 2015

For Mania "My son was put on Thorazine 3 months ago, and he says the only thing it does for him is help him sleep better. He has a very flat affect, is zombie-like, and has changed his whole personality. I am not comfortable with him taking this, and his clinician is looking to change it."

• Ses...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 22, 2014

Chlorpromazine for Psychosis "My daughter is 15 and had increased confusion, zombie effect, was not a good medication for her."