Posted by jboud24 on October 24, 2004, at 19:34:37
In reply to long term(?) changes after use of AP, posted by lostforwards on October 24, 2004, at 19:01:33
Lostforwards,
My suggesstion would be to switch anti-psychotics from risperdal to seroquel and see if that helps. Seroquel will not induce those side-effects of EPS or TD or NMS in you. It is quite sedative though, and you may gain some weight, although not as bad as zyprexa would be.
Do you take a mood stabilizer for BP? If not consider depakote, gabitril, or lyrica(not available in US yet). They are the best IMHO.
A benzodiazepine would help reduce anxiety and cycling, perhaps Ativan or Librium would help in that respect. It would also lessen the anti-psychotic side-effects, although you would be highly unlikely to get any on Seroquel.
A dopamine agonist would likely help with the involuntary movements, and decrease the anhedonia. Consider Mirapex(pramipexole), Requip(ropinirole), and Permax(pergolide) for the DA agonists.
Finally, all of the meds I have listed are safe in combination. You could combine Seroquel, Mirapex, Ativan, and Depakote for example.
I hope you feel better soon,
Justin
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