Posted by ed_uk2010 on January 31, 2011, at 15:43:40
In reply to maybe switch to seroquel?, posted by Christ_empowered on January 31, 2011, at 2:21:59
I don't think you should switch to Seroquel. I suspect that it would make you feel too drowsy and you might experience a relapse on stopping Abilify.
>I kinda think that with seroquel I'd have more anxiety relief
Drowsiness and dulling does not equal anxiety relief. Seroquel causes an antihistamine-type sedation, but you can get that from an OTC sedative antihistamine if you want it... but it won't be that pleasant.
>I could also order some metformin to take with it, and I think that could help mitigate potential weight gain.
It would still cause weight gain, metformin is essentially an antidiabetic drug and is no miracle cure for obesity. In addition, metformin causes its own set of side effects.
>Which medication--Abilify or Seroquel--do you think is more likely to cause TD?
I don't think there's sufficient evidence to make a comparison at present.
>with the old drugs, lower-potency meds tended to cause less TD than higher potency meds
I'm not sure that there's a real difference. The main problem with haloperidol was that many patients were essentially overdosed on it. Chlorpromazine was more likely to be used at appropriate doses.
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