Thioridazine User Reviews & Ratings

• Moo...
• August 11, 2010

Thioridazine for Schizophrenia "Moochie used to take Mellaril, was always calm and hardly overate. After being taken off that medication, he is now prescribed Zyprexa. Zyprexa costs about $400 for 30 pills and causes a weight difference of 80 lb gain over a three-year period. Taking the Mellaril, he never had signs of anxiety or stress. Slept comfortably and always went to bed on time at night. Since we no longer take the Mellaril, life has changed considerably. We now experience wandering at night, constant overeating to a weight gain already, and he is now being considered obese. I recommend the Mellaril as an excellent medicine as long as the side effects are not endangering the patient. The best medicine I've used to provide comfort."

• hib...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 21, 2020

For Schizophrenia "30 years ago, my wife was admitted to hospital care for behavior problems after not sleeping for almost 2 weeks. The fine doctor's diagnosis was schizophrenia, including hallucinations and paranoia. Strong meds were helpful, but not right for her at first. We went to a free clinic, and they had an older woman, a brain surgeon, who placed her on thioridazine. Within a few days, my wife had no more symptoms of her illness and no side effects regarding heart warnings or muscle movement. This was the wonderful story until last year when we were told it was no longer produced and unavailable for purchase. We have suffered, one way or another, the loss of all we've held dear: jobs, happy marriage, friends, self-esteem, finances. As for the last year, we who are older, on Medicare, are tossed from one therapist after another who refuse to put her back on thioridazine. Sad but true, the med really did work."

• Mym...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• June 12, 2022

Thioridazine for Schizophrenia "I’ve been taking Mellaril for 38 years. It’s the only medication that works for treating my schizophrenia. Be aware when you are having surgery with your illness that the anesthesia can affect the schizophrenia part of the brain. The second time I had surgery, my dad realized the anesthesia caused me to have psychosis. The first time I had surgery, it took a month to get better. The second time I had surgery took 3 months to get better. I had to increase my medication to 400 mg a day."

• sag...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 26, 2022

Thioridazine "I was put on this for depression, and it was very negative for me. It made me very highly sedated, I would slump over in my chair. It made me feel horrible. I started not being able to walk, it made me get out of breath."

• Not...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 10, 2015

For Schizophrenia "Works on paranoia really well, very calming. But this is really for severe symptoms (mostly positive schizophrenic symptoms like hearing voices, paranoia). The higher the dose, the more zombielike. It literally is a chemical straightjacket. But some of us need it."

• Che...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 2, 2023

For Schizophrenia "I was put on several meds for my schizophrenia and had horrible side effects. My doctor then put me on Mellaril, and it worked quite well with far fewer side effects. It is now a generic with Mylan Pharmaceuticals as thioridazine. I've been taking it and working for nearly 43+ years now. Ask your pharmacist to see if you can get it from Mylan or Sun Pharmaceuticals. I also had an emergency room doc tell me that if I could not get thioridazine, then Compazine works just as well and is very similar to it. Prayers to all of us with this condition that we be well and have good lives!"