Posted by ed_uk2010 on January 9, 2015, at 9:20:30
In reply to Re: Latuda 101 fever. Should I continue? » ed_uk2010, posted by Phil on January 8, 2015, at 11:53:05
Hi Phil,
>I guess I was seeing 6 doctors at a time in a trauma center hospital.
If everything came back normal, the problem with Zyprexa wasn't NMS or an infection. Most likely it was due to a drug-induced impairment of temperature regulation. This has been reported with most antipsychotics. The blockage of D2 receptors appears to impair the body's ability to maintain a constant temperature by interfering with the hypothalamus. This would not produce abnormal blood tests.
>I think we can rule NMS out for now.
I agree, but that doesn't mean Latuda was not part of the problem. I think you were sensible to stop it because you're already on a substantial dose of another antipsychotic. It may be that taking two antipsychotics was overkill and you may need to avoid such combos in future... instead sticking to one antipsychotic and adjusting the dose with care. Perhaps continue the Tylenol/ibuprofen for a few days.
>Thanks ed.
You're welcome Phil.
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