Posted by yxibow on August 23, 2009, at 0:53:27
In reply to amantadine helped me in the past ... but psychosis, posted by Jeroen on August 22, 2009, at 17:15:09
> amantadine helped me in the past ... but psychosis is what i have now
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> My doctor is going to add Seroquel XR to my abilify and i hope it will help if not, shall i add amantadine, it has releaved some of my depression symptoms in the past... i need something after 11 years struggleXR isn't terribly different from regular in my opinion from trying it... did faintly provide more coverage over the day. But you may have luck.
I wouldn't be 100% surprised if amantadine relieved depression if somehow an AP caused some "good dopamine" loss... though the science behind that is a little bit different than one might think... Wellbutrin can be added to patients with schizophrenia, psychosis, etc.
I don't see the psychiatric reason though for amantadine -- its generally used to improve EPS caused by antipsychotic therapy.
Alone, its an old anti-influenza drug, can't say that taking it for long periods of time is really going to do something except downgrade the effectiveness of the antipsychotic depending on a vast number of issues.
But, if it "worked", I suppose its worth a try.
-- Jay
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