Posted by med_empowered on July 23, 2005, at 3:19:40
In reply to I'm On Abilify,Wellbutrin, Seroquel- No Activation, posted by TomG on July 22, 2005, at 22:35:16
hey! I think one problem is taking 2 antipsychotics at the same time. Granted, seroquel and abilify do work differently, and the dosages are pretty low. Still...even with atypicals, the best way to treat the negative sypmtoms of psychotic disorders is to keep the antipsychotic doses as low as possible, so you might get a selective boost in dopamine, instead of just lowering dopamine levels like you would with higher dose antipsychotics. If you're going for something more "activating," why not just try the abilify? Seroquel is VERY sedating (which is why its popular off-label as a sleeping med). Abilify at 10mgs is enough to control schizophrenia or bipolar for a lot of people; 15mgs is also a popular dose (20-30mgs are used in more complicated cases). Usually, docs combine 2 or more antipsychotics to treat "positive" symptoms of schizophrenia or control other kinds of psychotic disorders...mixing and matching to treat negative symptoms isnt a really good idea. Interestingly enough, all kinds of meds may help negative symptoms...there's some research that shows promise for Provigil, for instance.
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