Posted by SLS on January 17, 2014, at 9:49:12
In reply to Re: Latuda or Saphris for depression? - Any updates? » SLS, posted by Phillipa on January 17, 2014, at 9:07:46
> Scott what happens if you don't take an antipsychotic? Relapse? PJ
I really don't need an antipsychotic per se. I seem to need a drug that is pro-dopaminergic and/or anti-serotonergic. I have tried lowering the dosage of Abilify and discontinuing it altogether. I relapse in both cases. Abilify is pro-dopaminergic in cases where synaptic dopamine is too low. Latuda does not do this, but it is anti-serotonergic in that it blocks 5-HT7 receptors along with 5-HT2a receptors. Saphris does a whole bunch of stuff. I have seen it activate a friend of mine. This person is now energetic, sharp of mind, and very functional.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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