Posted by Christ_empowered on October 11, 2014, at 17:40:15
In reply to Re: SWITCH! -) Seroquel or Clozapine-)less likely TD., posted by oceansun on October 11, 2014, at 15:20:13
Ummm...well...there are some drugs out there that are sort of antipsychotic-ish...
...Surmontil? Its an old school TCA. Soothing, sedating. Take it at night. Has some clozapine-ish effects, but isn't generally used in psychotic disorders, at least not alone. Its an antidepressant, but it doesn't work like other ADs.
Amoxapine. High doses can be used for psychotic depression. Can cause TD. The only real benefits I can think of are fast onset, low acquisition cost, and benefits for anxiety and depression w/ minimal agitation (because some of it is metabolized to loxapine, a milder old school antipsychotic).
I don't know where you live...tianeptine is an antidepressant that calms people down, doesn't work like other ADs, and has a benign side effect profile.
Something as simple as Buspar, added to an AD, can improve response w/o the side effects of an atypical. Doesn't work for a lot of people, and carries its own side effect burden (of course, lol), but...might be a viable option to an AP if it works for you.
Good luck!
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