Posted by yesac on November 4, 2005, at 14:25:57
In reply to I wouldn't take add Haldol..., posted by med_empowered on November 4, 2005, at 0:30:56
> In addition, the neuro-toxicity of APs is boosted by Lithium...there are some studies that show that bipolar people on long-term APs tend to have cognitive impairment that isn't seen in control groups OR in bipolars not on antipsychotics; one theory is that the APs alone do this (very, very possible)...another is that the once common practice of combining lithium with antipsychotics bumps up the brain damag/cognitive impairment, either causing impairment OR worsening the impairment.
Are you talking about atypicals too or just the older APs?
The issue is, I've tried so g*ddamn many drugs, and the lithium/Seroquel combo is the only thing that has worked okay. It's still not perfect, but better than anything else I've ever tried. Neither lithium or Seroquel alone worked too well. I've never been on lithium WITH Depakote, so that's a possibility I suppose, but honesly I didn't like Depakote a whole lot.
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