Posted by yxibow on July 15, 2009, at 14:19:54
In reply to Re: paranoid schizophrenia medications, posted by vicksnow on July 15, 2009, at 13:24:48
> yes the last one he was on was zyprexa. it didn't work either... i have tried and tried to get him to take vitamins including vitamin C but i think perhaps he's not even following his med regime the way he should. just hoping for some miracle cocktail or med to come along.... thanks for responding
> my ex
> boyfriend is a severe paranoid schiz. are there any new medications that are out or are about to be released. What meds have worked for you if you suffer from this condition. hes tried everything including Clozoril which had terrible side effects for him. he gets worse and worse each passing month. mothing seems to work for him. does anyone know of a good cocktail that works for you or someone you know?You can subscribe to alternative therapies, but since I don't follow them (there's a board for it)... vitamins are fine, but they're just not going to do anything noticeable for this condition.
Also I have heard plenty of stories of people who have dropped all their medication in favor of hearing about "miracle" vitamin "cures" and ended up with raging symptoms.
There are various routes to go down as well but not without consequences -- high dose Valium has been shown to be effective in psychotic disorders however I'm not saying its the best option... Its a path I took for a disorder that doesn't really fit psychosis or somatoform quite, basically a rare orphan disorder.
Fanapt, Iloperidone has been recently approved and should be in pharmacies fairly soon. It has a chemical compound similar but slightly different from Risperdal.
Asenapine has gotten approval from what I can see and may be out by late year/2010.
I don't normally think its a good idea but in some severe cases, a combination of APs may be something necessary; an atypical with a small dose of a low potency typical, say.I would be cautious though with any combinations with Clozaril (and definitely no benzodiazepines, its not part of the protocol.)
Perhaps a combination with a tricyclic or SSRI may be of benefit -- its really a matter of accepting trials of medication, and their side effects and trying other things.
Has he been through some of the AEDs ("mood stabilizers"), e.g. Trileptal, etc. ?
-- Jay
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