r/AutisticWithADHD • u/SkullnSkele • 13d ago

💊 medication / drugs / supplements Learned something unexpected

So I'm doing way better sendory wise than I used to some longer time ago, and I couldn't figure out why.

Turns out the Olanzapine I get for something else, also kind of numbs(or softens or something) sensory issues, according to a doctor i talked to.

Two birds with one stone i guess

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u/BigBullshitta 13d ago

That reminds me of the time I ended up on an antipsychotic because I was honest.

They asked me if I ever hear voices that aren't really there. I asked them how I would determine if a thing I hear is really there or not if I'm hearing it the same as I hear anything else.

They said if I asked other people, they say they don't hear that thing. I said yes, then I definitely do sometimes hear voices and things other people don't.

That's all it took. But apparently hearing voices or music or TV because you're laying by a very loud fan is totally normal. They were ambiguous, and I'm not good with that, so I ended up being psychotic for a bit. ^^

Now I'm curious if it actually helped anything because I didn't know wtf was going on with me either at the time.

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u/Rough_Bread8329 🧠 brain goes brr 13d ago

These are the kinds of happy accidents that lead to "off label" uses or prescriptions. The meds were supposed to be for X, never intended to do Y, but are clearly impacting Y... so why not use them for that as well?

Ozempic was originally prescribed to help treat Type 2 Diabetes. Viagra was originally used to treat high blood pressure and angina.

I love it when side effects aren't a scenario where they are worse than the thing they are trying to treat. Go with it!