Posted by SLS on June 4, 2005, at 13:32:12
In reply to Re: mellaril to zyprexa equivilancy » SLS, posted by ed_uk on June 4, 2005, at 12:41:43
Hi Ed.
> >That's such a low dosage.
> But probably an adequate dose! There's been a tendency to prescribe typical APs at grossly excessive doses.I'm not so sure about that. I think it depends on what condition you are treating. Most of us here are using these drugs as adjuncts to antidepressants, as anxiolytics, as hypnotics, and as mood-stabilizers. There are fewer of us who use them to treat schizoid disorders and affective psychoses. Trust me, for these latter people, the dosages advocated in the PDR or in general practice is not excessive, but necessary.
Linkadge's mom might, perhaps, be using thioridizine as an anxiolytic and mental filter to help prevent anxious rumination. Lower dosages of neuroleptics are probably sufficient to deal with this.
- Scott
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