Posted by undopaminergic on September 16, 2021, at 8:12:35
In reply to Re: How to quell a hypomanic episode, posted by beckett2 on September 15, 2021, at 11:58:09
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> > This is just my experience, but: benzodiazepines did not have any noticeable effect. Try 5-HTP (I can't say how much), and if that doesn't work, try 50 mg of sertraline. If that doesn't work try olanzapine or risperidone. If the key is histamine H1-antagonism and not dopamine, then quetiapine (Seroquel) would be expected to work.
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> Wait, are you saying Seroquel wouldn't work?I'm saying it would work if the key turns out to be histamine H1-antagonism. If the key is dopamine antagonism, Seroquel wouldn't work.
> For the record, I hated Abilify and how it made me feel from day one. Would olanzapine feel the same?
>Probably not, they are very different. Many people find that Abilify has an antidepressant action at low doses, but it never worked for me.
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