Posted by ronaldo on November 2, 2006, at 7:32:06
In reply to Discouraged, posted by capricorn on November 1, 2006, at 14:23:42
> At what point does one say that drug therapy is of insufficient
> benefit and not the best treatment choice?
> I have been on 2.5 mgs of olanzapine since the first week in September and i don't think it has made much difference.
> Even when i was on 10 mgs it was definitely better than nothing
> but it was more a case of reduction of symptoms than total remission.I couldn't say for example that when taking 10mgs olanzapine x symptoms stopped but more like x symptom were milder/less frequent ie toned down but not eliminated.
> With something like sz or bipolar and major depression medication is the definite main stay of treatment but when you are dxed with a vague 'personality
> disorder' which encompasses elements of borderline,paranoid,schizotypal,avoidant then you are left wondering how much is brain chemistry and how much is just
> 'you being you'.
> Especially when symptoms are still present to some degree when you are on meds.
> It's hard to decide whether one is actually ill or just a
> person of 'chronically inadequate character' polluting the human gene pool.Hi Capricorn,
I'm sorry but I don't understand... You were on 2.5 mg and now you are on 10 mg. Is there a typo here? Did you mean 25 mg? Twenty-five mgs is a big dose....20 mg is usually the top dose.
Maybe talking therapy would be better for you? If you can find a good threrapist.
....ronaldo
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