NullChamber Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 iv reached a point of relative stability as far as my psychotic symptoms are concerned but at the same time my thinking has slowed down considerably. i can barely read a book or articulate my thoughts as efficiently as i used to, this brings my social anxiety up plus i have fulltime semester coming up soon...is there anything that can be done other than reducing the dosage? Wellbutrin perhaps?? any input would be great so i have some possibilities to bring up to the doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bribarian Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 iv reached a point of relative stability as far as my psychotic symptoms are concerned but at the same time my thinking has slowed down considerably. i can barely read a book or articulate my thoughts as efficiently as i used to, this brings my social anxiety up plus i have fulltime semester coming up soon...is there anything that can be done other than reducing the dosage? Wellbutrin perhaps?? any input would be great so i have some possibilities to bring up to the doc. I suppose you could always add another drug, maybe you can lower the dosage of the med? Talk to doc about that before adding another drug imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Überpolarbear Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 i'd say LAMICTAL could help. for me it even beats the shit out of clozapine sedation. like take 300mg of clozapine and go to a party 1 hour later. that kind of effect. but on the other hand. it could be the illness itself. but also in that case lamictal could help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etkearne Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I was added 10mg Adderall (amphetamine salts) to my nightly 20mg of olanzapine. I never had any psychosis whatsoever. If you research things, you'll see that there are different areas of the brain that dopamine hits with amphetamine (more having to do with learning and of course addiction), than areas of the brain saturated with D2- the "psychosis receptor." My psychiatrist said that it (stimulants) has been used in people with anhedonia and blankness so severe that they can't function. I have bipolar with severely psychotic mania, not strict schizophrenia, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 iv reached a point of relative stability as far as my psychotic symptoms are concerned but at the same time my thinking has slowed down considerably. i can barely read a book or articulate my thoughts as efficiently as i used to, this brings my social anxiety up plus i have fulltime semester coming up soon...is there anything that can be done other than reducing the dosage? Wellbutrin perhaps?? any input would be great so i have some possibilities to bring up to the doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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