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Posted by sigolene on February 27, 2010, at 5:41:36
I had solian 100mg for negative symptoms and depression. This med was efficient, but I have to stop it due to protactine excess.
I would like to know if I take an other neuroleptic, for example afilify or else, do I have to take it at normal dose or low dose like solian ?
thank you
Posted by bleauberry on February 27, 2010, at 17:18:35
In reply to negative symptoms neuroleptics dose ?, posted by sigolene on February 27, 2010, at 5:41:36
Abilify, most likely low dose. 1mg to 5 mg per day. Split pills if needed. But this med has more variability from person to person, so you have to feel it out. You may need only a tiny dose or you may end up on something like 10mg or higher. No way to tell. Generally speaking, people seem to feel abilify is more stimulating in very low doses and more blunting at higher doses.
Posted by desolationrower on March 3, 2010, at 1:28:36
In reply to negative symptoms neuroleptics dose ?, posted by sigolene on February 27, 2010, at 5:41:36
neuroleptics are not much help for negative symptoms, except in comparison to conventional antipsychotics, which worsen them. amisulpride/supride help, and clozapine as well. a small amount of risperdone might help slightly when added to amisulpride, though this probably would not add much
-d/r
Posted by sigolene on March 5, 2010, at 7:18:58
In reply to Re: negative symptoms neuroleptics dose ?, posted by desolationrower on March 3, 2010, at 1:28:36
> neuroleptics are not much help for negative symptoms, except in comparison to conventional antipsychotics, which worsen them. amisulpride/supride help, and clozapine as well. a small amount of risperdone might help slightly when added to amisulpride, though this probably would not add much
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> -d/rWhy do you say neurolepics dont' help for negative symptoms ? is it you experience ? (because on papers they says it helps)
Posted by desolationrower on March 6, 2010, at 0:13:24
In reply to Re: negative symptoms neuroleptics dose ?, posted by sigolene on March 5, 2010, at 7:18:58
well i did try risperidone & abilify and found the former ok in small dose, the latter with no effect in small dose, and large dose quite unpleasant for both.
but i was referring to studies. They often have 'improvement' compared to an elephant-traqualizer dose of haldol. such as http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7545060.
also discussed here http://apt.rcpsych.org/cgi/reprint/4/1/53.pdf-d/r
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