Posted by Tomatheus on February 12, 2015, at 10:37:40
In reply to Re: Depression vs. 'negative' psychotic symptoms, posted by Chinaboy on February 12, 2015, at 6:04:37
Chinaboy,
Thank you for your reply. It seems that the difficulties that doctors have with distinguishing between depressive symptoms and "negative" psychotic symptoms know no boundaries, as doctors here in the U.S. seem to have similar difficulties with distinguishing between these symptoms as your doctors in China do. You're probably right that there aren't any clear-cut answers to my question and that it makes more sense to just try antidepressants and antipsychotics to see which medications will produce a better response. I know that in my case, antipsychotics generally worsen my problems with energy, concentration, and oversleeping to intolerable levels, although I've found a low dose of Abilify to be tolerable. I've tried most antidepressants, and although some of them relieved some of my symptoms in the short run, none seemed to be helpful in the long run. Some doctors have told me that I don't suffer from depression and that my problems with energy and concentration are "negative" symptoms that are related to my psychosis, while others have described my symptoms as being indicative of depression, so I don't really know what to believe in my case. Vitamin D3 was helping with some of my symptoms (problems with energy, concentration, and oversleeping) for a while, but now it's questionable as to whether it's helping. I suppose that my best bet might be just to give the vitamin D3 more time to work, since it did seem to do me some good for a while, and no other treatments that I've tried have produced long-term benefits.
I did read your recent post about the antipsychotics that you're taking, Chinaboy, and I think it's encouraging that your medication combo seems to be helping you. I hope that you'll continue to respond favorably to your treatment regimen.
Tomatheus
Has long-standing difficulties with energy and concentration, as well as psychotic and cognitive symptoms
Taking Abilify & supplements including vitamins B3 & D3
poster:Tomatheus
thread:1076218
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20150129/msgs/1076301.html