Posted by med_empowered on July 24, 2007, at 19:53:48
In reply to Re: [over?] medicated haze. help. triggers, posted by linkadge on July 24, 2007, at 18:30:42
I think linkadge is on the money. Even with the psychosis, you don't *need* an antipsychotic; its kind of like psychotic depression or psychotic "fits" in bipolar:: both can respond to drugs already used (antidepresants and mood stabilizers, respectively) to treat the disorder at hand. No neuroleptic necessary.
Lithium+Lamictal is gaining popular use for bipolar; maybe it'd be a good combo for you?
I personally think ramping up the benzo would be a good call--that can help deal with mood swings (since its Klonopin, which has MS properties), anxiety, and take the edge off the psychotic fits. Adding propranolol might help, too. Have you had your coritsol checked? Just a thought...in some people with psychotic "issues," cortisol is pretty intensely elevated; using mifepristone (sp?) or other agents can lower the coritsol, which then makes other treatments work better.Good luck.
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