Posted by Alexei on May 9, 2012, at 16:33:58
In reply to Re: Abilify making my depression worse! .. for real??, posted by Christ_empowered on May 9, 2012, at 15:07:00
Thank you C_e ... That helps me make some sense of this. I felt this emotional blunting from day one. The only way I can describe it ... I feel like I've been thrown into a parallel universe, wondering who the heck I am .. very disturbing.
I will be d/c'ng it tomorrow. We are going to try to augment with nortriptyline and forget the AAP's. Although, moderate dose seroquel actually helps me. (sleep, anxiety, depression) 200mg or so. IIRC, Quel doesn't antagonize Dopa until 300mg+ , correct?
Christ, you have any experience with AAP's?
Alexei
> Antipsycohtics can cause or worsen depression. There's also "neuroleptic induced dysphoria," which includes emotional blunting. This is supposed to be less of a problem with lower doses and newer drugs, but it still happens.
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> If you're on a stimulant for your depression, I'm kind of surprised that your doc would think a neuroleptic at any dose would be appropriate. Then again, I'm not a doctor.
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