Posted by pretty_paints on January 28, 2005, at 10:44:40
In reply to Re: Conversion disorders, posted by yxibow on January 27, 2005, at 1:51:21
But I wouldnt suggest to anyone a massive dose of Seroquel unless a) they're schizophrenic/schizoaffective or bipolar or b) their p-doc has some reason to believe that a dopamine antagonist may have some help (which for some off label purposes it does, such as SSRI augmentation in OCD). Seroquel certainly is the mildest of current neuroleptics but even at that I can say that there is a general feeling of "blunting" that is typical of them, for me. Only Clozaril is milder (yet unique in some ways.)
Hiya, I just wondered what you meant about Seroquel being the mildest neuroleptic. What does this mean? Does it mean it is used in milder cases? But you say Clozaril is milder. I thought Clozaril was the "gold standard" in AP's! Have I got the wrong end of the stick, are you talking about potency? Ie: whether you need a high or low dose. Ie: Risperidone is prescribed in like 4mg/6mg type doses, Zyprexa and Abilify it's 20mg like doses, but for Seroquel it's things like 800mg. Is that what you mean, you need more of it to have the same effect?Thanks a lot, Kate :)
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