Posted by Lamdage22 on August 26, 2012, at 3:00:09
In reply to Re: Latuda/Amisulpride combination?, posted by bleauberry on August 25, 2012, at 20:22:44
What do your psychotic episodes look like?
-->Well, im not even sure if they are truly psychotic or not. They consist primarily of paranoia.. and its very hard for me to tell wether i have heard voices that didnt exist or not. My most recent experience was that everything is about me in a way and that people have their focus on me. And i think to some extent they really did since i have had an interaction with the police. Might have aroused some attention. Then again, the belief that internal thoughts influence external outcomes can be interpreted as spiritual.
Which drugs trigger these episodes?
-->The first time it happened was for like 3-4 days and i was on nardil 60mg at the time. The second time it was again only for a couple days on Wellbutrin 300 and effexor 375 plus 5htp and other supplements. After that i havent had an episode for almost a year and during that time i was on nardil 90mg, wellbutrin 150mg, SamE, 5htp, modafinil, and a little bit of enada nadh. No psychotic symptoms. I thought i had my problems solved, as you can imagine with this combination i wasnt very depressed. Then this year i came off of everything and was on nardil only. Then i had two stressful life events at once and the stress of going back and forth between USA and Germany. While on nardil 90mg and even on nardil+risperdal (risperdal is useless to me) i have had paranoia and this "everything is about me feeling" and potentially some voices that werent there. Most of them were there, meaning they stem from people, but still disturbed me.
How do you react to Lamictal?
-->I currently take it.. I would say it helps against my depression, but also gives me cognitive dulling so im not sure if that will be part of my "get through college" stack or not. Its not bad IF i could get rid of the cognitive side effects. I want have a cognitive BOOST if possible.
How do you react to lithium?
-->Lithium i havent taken for any long period of time because it gave me heart palpitations once and it makes me eat more. I have candida and having carb cravings doesnt help with that. I would say it does help some though. I certainly will have Lithium Orotate in my "college stack"
How do you react to Abilify?
-->Again, i havent taken it for a long enough period of time. With this one i fear cognitive side effects and the weight gain. I have candida.
How do you react to Seroquel?
--> Seroquel helped some to stabilize me while i was on effexor. The weight gain was less pronounced than zyprexa, but still a problem since i have the candida problem. Again im worried about cognitive side effects.
Zyprexa crushes any paranoia in a matter of one or two days. I will definitely have this in the bag as a last resort med.How do you react to Klonopin?
-->I havent taken Klonopin, but Xanax and lorazepam. They really work against Social Anxiety, but again im worried about cognitive impairments. I will have a benzo in the bag though for presentations at college.
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Lamadge in the USA now or Germany? Different meds different countries as sure you know. Phillipa
--> Hello Phillipa, i currently am in Germany, but the college im attending is in the US. Classes start in January.
I eventually could order the Latuda though. There aint no med that cant be ordered and i have a doctor here that isnt opposed to ordering exotic meds that much.--------------------------------------------------------
I don't know about latuda. I have been on amisulpride multiple times. I think it alone stands a good shot at being helpful to you. Low dose, such as 25mg. For more of an antipsychotic effect, use 100mg or higher, though I've seen it also being that way as low as 50mg. I've also tried as low as 12.5mg, but that was not enough.
The antidepressant potential of it can happen quickly, sometimes the first day, and then fade away for a while to return in a few weeks with a good overall effect. I had more drive, greatly lessened fears of all kinds, mood stabilization, overall calmness but stimulated somewhat at the same time. Mileage varies, but I happen to think amisulpride would be a good choice.-->Ok thanks. What about cognitive side effects? Did you have any?
Does amisulpride at low doses have a mood stabilizing and antipsychotic effect at all?
Thanks for helping me out.
PTSD from childhood, (atypical) Depression, Social Anxiety and Candidiasis!
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