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Re: depression and psychosis » Dave1

Posted by Elizabeth on July 20, 2001, at 0:27:46

In reply to Re: depression and psychosis, posted by Dave1 on July 19, 2001, at 16:49:25

> I've tried most of the new anti-psychs, and a
> few old ones. Risperdal helped at first, but
> only for a couple of days. I know the problems
> with clozaril, but I heard it helps in 30% of the
> cases where no others help.

That's 30% of people with *psychotic disorders* who don't respond to other APs. I really don't think psychosis is your problem. I'd try a different class of drugs altogether -- perhaps the benzodiazepines, as some people have suggested -- since antipsychotics have been so disappointing.

-elizabeth


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