Posted by SLS on April 16, 2016, at 6:57:35
In reply to Re: medication: high cholesterol and triglycerides?, posted by linkadge on April 14, 2016, at 20:33:10
This is a brilliant list.
- Scott
> Some antidepressants are known to worsen psychotic symptoms, others are known to be neutral or even improve psychotic symptoms. See the list I made below (from the reading I do).
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> More Likely to Worsen (or induce) Psychotic Symptoms (top)
> More likely to improve psychotic symptoms (bottom)
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> Parnate
> Nardil
> Marplan
> Selegiline
> Desipramine
> Imipramine
> Wellbutrin
> Effexor
> Nortriptyline
> Amitriptyline
> Paxil
> Prozac
> Zoloft
> Trazodone / Nefazadone
> Remeron
> Trimipramine
> Ascenapine
> Celexa / Lexapro
> Fluvoxamine
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> For instance, for schizoaffective, I would probably try Lexapro (or fluvoxamine) over Effexor.
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> Also, something like ascenapine (a TCA antidepressant with antipsychotic effects) would probably leave your mood better and not have the same degree of metabolic side effects.
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> I just would avoid the double whammy of two atypical antipsychotics (esp. Zyprexa is notorious for screwing with metabolic profiles) if at all possible.
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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