Posted by Ritch on December 22, 2002, at 18:12:53
In reply to do anti-psychotics make ADD worse??, posted by cybercafe on December 22, 2002, at 14:34:16
> i was taking zyprexa+clonazepam for bp II, then when we threw in
> 30 mg of ritalin sr it seemed to do little
>
> do anti-psychotics make ADD worse, or make stimulants less effective?
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>
They make stimulants less effective. If you are taking enough of an AP, your D2 receptors are all pretty much going to be blocked and a stimulant would likely have little effect. They can make ADD symptoms worse, too. I remember when I was trying low-dose Seroquel at bedtime, I would have a rebound super-attentive effect about 16 hrs. post-dosing, when the D2 receptors were becoming unoccupied.
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