Back to 3. Quality of life vs shortened life span?

[Wonderful.Cheese]

Well I'm back to 3 AAP'S. Invega 6 mg, Abilify 35 mg, and Seroquel XR 600 mg. Right back where I started practically. Maybe I was too upset and said too much about symptoms at my appointment. I said I wanted to replace Abilify but she said maybe down the road, over a period of several years. But not now due to how poorly I'm doing. I said either replace it with rexulti or invega. Well she thought adding invega again was best. 

I can call and they will bump it back up to 12 mg of invega if needed. Pdoc will be gone for 6 weeks now. 

I'm afraid again that I'm going to die from so many meds. But otherwise I know this combo works for me mostly or at least somewhat. Much better than most. No easy answers I guess. It's a question of quality of life I guess yet shortened life span probably. Sad but true. Am I correct?

[Butterflykisses]

I don't think theres anything wrong with taking multiple AAP's, especially if they help. I am on 2 but have been on 3 in the past. I am really proud of you for being open with pdoc...I hope the Invega gives you the relief you deserve. 

[paintedsky]

Since nobody is guaranteed longevity, I would accept better quality of life today if I could have it.

[CeremonyNewOrder]

I don't know if multiple APs shorten your life or not but since being on clozapine I've thought about it since it can cause some scary things. Although it can cause problems, while on it I've not been hospitalized or had to go to the ER and have expanded my social life and done things I would have never been able to do in the past. So suppose I don't live to my full age being on clozapine, at least I have some relief and am not cycling in and out of mental institutions. Do what you feel is right Cheese but that is my two cents.