Posted by SLS on December 18, 2013, at 1:27:49
In reply to At a dead end - options?, posted by vbs on December 18, 2013, at 0:50:35
> Hi fellow babblers, I'm wondering what other anti-psychotic meds I could try. I have schizoaffective disorder & currently take the following:
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> Zyprexa 20 mg
> Invega Sustenna injection
> Cymbalta, 60 mg
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> The problem is that I'm still hearing voices a lot. My pdoc & I want 2 try swapping out the Zyprexa for something else at my next appointment in a month. I've tried & failed Seroquel & Risperdal. Also taken Haldol which I had to discontinue due to akathesia.
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> What other APs might work? I'm really frustrated.
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> Thanks for reading.
Navane (thiothixene)?Navane is not as harsh as Haldol. I can't guarantee that you won't experience akathisia, but it is an effective drug for schizoaffective disorder when the atypicals alone are inadequate.
Do you think that Cymbalta is making things worse? I wonder if this drug might make akathisia worse.
Latuda and Saphris are worth a look. Both have antidepressant properties and can be combined with other antipsychotics. Look at using Navane in combination with an atypical antipsychotic (other than risperidone).
* Seroquel
* Abilify
* Latuda
* Saphris
- Scott
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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