Posted by Dingbat on November 7, 2004, at 22:14:45
In reply to Re: Fluanxol (flupenthixol) for Bipolar ???, posted by ed_uk on November 7, 2004, at 10:57:06
Hi Ed
Thanx for your info. Fluanxol is marketed pretty much the same way here in South Africa (which tends to follow UK trends in branding, etc.). I agree, 'the activating effects' have been known to induce hypo/mania particularly when there IS another antidepressant on board and NO mood-stabiliser. I'm not so sure that the Zyprexa-induced obesity is so harmless ... recent studies/warnings from PRO-Zyprexa mood experts suggest that the rapid and profound obesity induced by this drug (and a list of others used in Bipolar!) place users at increased risk for diabetes, etc.
But I would agree that a nice low dose like Fluanxol 1mg daily should reduce the risk of TD and (hopefully) hypo/mania. I don't think I'd use this medicine if I had been diagnosed Bipolar I. And, they're not even sure that I am Bipolar II yet --- it's a case of let's treat you for Bipolar II and, if your target symptoms remit, then we know the diagnosis is correct!?
Cheers4now
Dingbat
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