Posted by porkpiehat on November 8, 2017, at 19:58:45
In reply to Depressive episode - Lexapro and amisulpride, posted by agentsmith on October 10, 2017, at 10:58:14
> Hey everyone,
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> As of lately, I've been having a depressive episode with anxious features. It's been building up for about a month or two now. Just a couple of days ago, my Lexapro was increased from 15mg to 20mg, and 50mg of amisulpride (dosage for stimulation of presynaptic dopamine autoreceptors...I believe) was introduced.
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> Since then, my thinking has "cleared up" but my anxiety has gone through the roof and the depressive feelings I have still linger and turn on/off.
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> Question time:
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> What possibly could be causing this anxiety?
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> Could it be the amisulpride with its apparently stimulating properties at low dose...or could it be the Lexapro increase?
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> Should I ditch the amisulpride (antipsychotics generally don't suit me)?
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> How long should it take for the depression to lift?
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> My diagnosis seems to be cyclothymic disorder, for which I also take Lamictal, but every now and then I get temporary episodes until SSRIs are switched or changed in dosage.
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> Thanks in advance to anyone interested, and sorry for the confusing post
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Can you explain what constitutes cyclothymic disorder in your instance?
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