Posted by bleauberry on May 31, 2010, at 18:21:16
In reply to to blueberry, posted by Jeroen on May 31, 2010, at 2:27:19
> hey, maybe i should suggest to my doc about ritalin
Ya know, Jereon, that sounds like a bizarre idea for someone with treatment resistant psychosis with depression. I mean, in my thinking, ritalin stands a good chance of making psychosis worse or provoking psychosis where one existed before. But ya know what, I actually like the idea. Why? Because it's DIFFERENT.
Logic in your case does not work. Antipsychotics are logical, and not only don't work, but are miserable failures. What is unlogical probably will work. Ritalin represents an unlogical choice. And in your case, I like that.
That's what I've been screaming for over a year now...do something different than friggin antipsychotics. You've been there, done that, done them all, and it was nothing but trouble every single time. That tells me, antipsychotics, wrong road. Well, maybe as part of a combination the right road, but as monotherapy, without a doubt, no question about it, plenty of proof for all to see, wrong road.
Actually, I can actually envision you doing well with something like a nortriptyline zyprexa combo, a prozac zyprexa combo, a zoloft nortriptyline combo, a prozac ritalin combo, a klonopin ritalin combo.
In your case, I especially like anything that represents thinking outside the box.
As a sidenote, couldn't resist, I do remember you and amantadine, a short visit with Valtrex and/or Doxycycline would be very telling. As would be a high dose DMSA urine challenge lab test.
Hey, with ADD people, you know what Ritalin does to them? It makes them calm and peaceful. Just the opposite of what it does to healthy people.
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