Posted by med_empowered on October 28, 2005, at 12:21:42
In reply to Re: Potent neuroleptics » med_empowered, posted by theo on October 27, 2005, at 22:59:49
Honestly, no one knows the extent to which Abilify can cause TD, and we probably won't know for a good 5-10 years. I havent heard of any TD cases with Abilify, but that just may be poor reporting. I think its kind of scary how much health professionals have bought into this whole "the atypicals are great! patients and doctors love them so!" myth. I mean, they certainly beat out having to take Haldol, but they're serious drugs..its not like popping an aspirin. Abilify did help me when other stuff couldn't...I had what I guess would be "low-grade" psychosis at the time, the kind of thing that pops up in some forms of Bipolar. Low-dose, short-term Abilify could be helpful but...as a general rule, I think its a good idea to try other things before turning to antipsychotics unless you're floridly psychotic. So..you the SSRIs haven't helped (thats pretty common). Have you tried Tricyclics? benzos? If you're dealing with depression, has your doc tried stimulant+ad combos and what not? If you want to take Abiify, please do its just...I hate to see people kind of cornered into making decisions by docs who tell them "we've tried everything else" when, in fact, they **haven't**. Surmontil is a good Tricyclic that has low-level antipsychotic action (no EPS at usual doses, from what I understand). Its kind of clozapine-ish, only weaker on the D2 receptors, so there's more of a calming, mood-stabilizing and lifting action than with say..Prozac. If bipolar is a possibility, adding in some Klonopin might help. You might also want to try Provigil. Good luck!
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