Posted by Christ_empowered on December 15, 2015, at 11:22:26
In reply to Re: Still waiting for Vraylar (cariprazine), posted by Lamdage22 on December 15, 2015, at 1:04:01
Sometimes high dose neuroleptics can cause and/or worsen depression, and anxiety, too. I read a case report out of some Asian country...a bunch of Schizophrenia patients developed panic attacks because of the neuroleptic, so they added xanax xr and switched to an atypical. Problem solved.
I forget the exact conversion rate, but you're probably at or near the equivalent of 1 gram Thorazine per day, which is a lot. Is there anyway you could work with your doc on a slo-mo dosage reduction, instead of adding more meds? Of course, if you can get your mood things under control, that might help reduce the neuroleptics.
I forget...have you tried anti-convulsants? I read somewhere that Lamictal can help mood issues in people w/ psychotic disorders. I vaguely recall reading it can also help with the treatment and prevention of tardive psychosis, which is a very, very good thing.
Ever tried Abilify? Even if you still need another AP/AAP on top, it could help the mood problems...maybe the new D2 partial agonist drugs would be of some benefit to you, too.
Good luck.
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