Posted by SLS on June 20, 2013, at 5:26:10
In reply to Simplifying my med regimen, posted by vbs on June 20, 2013, at 4:33:30
> I currently take five psych meds: Cymbalta, trazodone, Invega Sustenna, Saphris, & Zyprexa. Beginning today I'm going to stop the Saphris & Zyprexa. They're not helping. I still hear voices.
So, why would you keep the Invega?
Are you a candidate for Clozaril (clozapine) treatment?
> Three APs is overkill anyway.
It is not overkill for people who need three APs to feel better. Three is just a number.
There is nothing inherently healthier about taking fewer medications if you need more to remain healthy.
> Wish me luck. I'll keep ya'll informed on my progress. Simplify, simplify, simplify. :-)
Suffer, suffer, suffer? :-(
I just took a friend to the emergency room because her doctor tried to "simplify" her treatment.
Some drugs do all three things at the same time. Some do only one at a time. If none of the former exist, then one must take the latter.
I wish you luck (of course), but I doubt that "simplifying" your treatment by discontinuing medications without replacing them is your answer.
What is your diagnoses?
If depression or negative symptoms persist, you might want to take a look at Latuda (lurasidone).
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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