Posted by finelinebob on August 23, 2006, at 23:29:12
In reply to Re: Are antipsychotics good for depression???, posted by med_empowered on August 23, 2006, at 21:40:16
Atypical antipsychotics are also being used as mood stablizers which, depending on your PDoc's view on what "depression" is, may be helpful. But med-empowered is right about them being "dirty", particularly when it comes to lipid levels.
When zyprexa was first out, docs started seeing higher incidences of diabetes in people taking the med. For many years, this was written off as people not being able to suppress or manage cravings for food that zyprexa might cause. Eventually it was found that zyprexa was the actual culprit.
Zyprexa worked wonders for me. Well, other than shooting my tryglycerides up to 900. Mind you, the tests for it start loosing accuracy at about 450, so who knows what it really was. Abilify didn't help as much, but it only shot my triglycerides up over 600 or so.
So, if you're thinking of a trial, make sure your PDoc knows the score and has your family doc keep a close eye on your blood chemistry.
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