Posted by Louisiana Sportsman on February 9, 2015, at 11:00:12
In reply to Please take a look at this combo for schizophrenia, posted by Chinaboy on February 9, 2015, at 5:41:19
> Hi,there! One of the provincialLy famous pdoc has given me the most accurate diagnosis so far, which is schizophrenia (mainly negative symptoms). And the
> med combo he offered is Abilify 10mg, Olanzapine 10mg, Risperidal 2mg.
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> So far so good. I can clearly feel that it is working, which is so unlike previously when I was on a ton of meds only to find none of them ever worked.
>
> But can any of you guys help point out any synergic effects among these meds? (why they are put together?) Are there any problems with them? Is there anything I can add to them?
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> Do please tell me anything you know about them! I do want to learn from you guys! Thank you in advance!It is difficult to treat the negative symptoms of schizophrenia with psychotropic medication alone; I highly recommend that you ask your PDOC to refer to a therapist specializing in schizophrenia.
With that being said, I am skeptical of your med combo. The Risperdal (risperidone) 2mg. is useless with your other two antipsychotics.
I would stick with either the Abilify or olanazapine at maybe a higher dose and consider lamotrigine (Lamictal) since glutamate plays a role in treatment-resistant schizophrenia.
The only combo of antipsychotics I like is Abilify/Latuda combined with Seroquel (Quetiapine) if insomnia/depression/schizoaffective is present, but that is just me, and I am a fan of Lamictal if schizoaffective or treatment-resistant schizophrenia is present.
Good luck!
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