Posted by SLS on April 6, 2011, at 17:31:15
In reply to Re: To SLS, posted by Jeroen on April 6, 2011, at 14:43:35
> schizoffective is
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> schizophrenia + manic depression right????Sort of, but not quite. It is considered to be a single illness by most. There are several subtypes, of which bipolar is one. I witnessed one woman who would first cycle into a hypomania. After a short period of time, this would be followed by psychosis with some thought disorder and visual hallucinations. However, her energy level would decrease during this time. Another woman I know has a condition that looks like an agitated, high-energy paranoid psychosis punctuated by brief epidodes of severe depression. She was first misdiagnosed as psychotic depression. She does extremely well now while taking a combination of Wellbutrin, Seroquel, and Navane.
One thing that occurs to me is that, for some people, Abilify interferes with the actions of other antipsychotics, particularly if these other antipsychotics have a low affinity for D2 receptors - Seroquel being a prime example. It may be that you will not respond well to Seroquel unless you discontinue Abilify.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
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