Posted by Christ_empowered on April 15, 2016, at 0:51:43
In reply to Re: medication: high cholesterol and triglycerides?, posted by linkadge on April 14, 2016, at 20:33:10
Ever tried Abilify? Abilify is sometimes used as an add-on medication, and it does help with some things (weight gain, metabolic stuff, prolactin), although apparently the results are mixed for the psychiatric symptoms (the study I read was w/ hardcore, treatment-resistant people on clozapine and still having probs...not your situation...).Speaking as someone who takes Abilify...if you need a tranquilizer, think about it. Its not perfect, but its probably about as tolerable as any neuroleptic out there, except maybe round 2 of the partial dopamine agonists, but there's not much data for those.
Amoxapine...I think linkadge mentioned it...a former pdoc recommended it, but I was scared of it. Should have said yes...partly metabolizes into loxapine, and the other part is an effective AD. The combination has been used in some small studies as an alternative to higher priced atypicals. The abstract I read used it in comparison to risperdal (back when risperidone was pricey) in Mexico or some other less developed, less affluent nation. The results were good, EPS was about the same as Risperdal. I think mood issues were better w/ amoxapine, which would make sense...
Anticonvulsants? I was once, long ago, diagnosed as having Bipolar I w/ mild schizophrenia...at the same time. I don't know how that works, or what "mild schizophrenia" is, but..yeah. Anyway, I'm saying I don't think our symptoms are all that different, and I think my 2 anticonvulsants (1200 Trileptal+100 lamictal) have made a significant, positive change in my life. Also...because of the 2 anticonvulsants, I can keep on Abilify at 30, and only rarely need that extra 2mgs risperidone and/or 100-200+ mgs neurontin.
I really think you should talk to your doc about some alternatives to what you're taking now. Even w/ the AAP drugs, there's a risk of drug induced depression. If you're on 2 of them at full doses, I would think the risk would be more significant.
Hope you can work something out.
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