Posted by Christ_empowered on July 17, 2010, at 15:11:46
In reply to Re: AD augmentation with AAPs, posted by jade k on July 17, 2010, at 7:01:16
Risperdal is kind of hard core, as the atypicals go. In "Mad in America" the author critiques the risperidone studies on a number of fronts. Apparently, risperidone is only somewhat atypical; from what I've read, its kind of like a transition drug from the old-to-new neuroleptics. I would imagine you'd have more of a problem with metabolic and movement disorders w/ risperidoneps than w/ abilify, but that's just a guess. Based on personal experience, I'd also expect that it'd be more sedating and prone to creating dysphoria, instead of activating and prone to an anti-depressant effect...but that's just a guess.
According to the shrink @ The Last Psychiatrist, aripiprazole really isn't that great for augmenting antidepressants, anyway; its more likely to cause akathisia (according to the posting I saw) than to relieve your depression. That said, some people love the stuff for depression.
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