Posted by SLS on December 4, 2013, at 19:52:09
In reply to Geodon: lost AD effect..., posted by Sheilac on December 4, 2013, at 18:08:49
> I've been taking 120mg of Geodon and I notice that while it works for stabilization, I've lost the antidepressant effect. Is this possible?
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> I rely on Geodon for the great AD effect.
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> What the heck? Too high a dose for AD effect?The reappearance of your depression could be a temporary medication breakthrough that is sometimes the consequence of an increase in psychosocial stress. It can also represent a spontaneous biological shift in the function of the brain. Such shifts can also be temporary.
Too high a dosage of Geodon? I'm not sure. The only psychotropic drug that I am aware of that has such a window of efficacy is nortriptyline. That having been said, I have seen rapid changes in antidepressant dosages (up or down) lead to temporary improvements that ultimately disappear. Sometimes, a drug will have a narrow therapeutic index, which means that the drug will produce undesirable side effects at a dosage that is not very much higher than that which produces the desired therapeutic effect. Lithium acts this way.
How long ago did Geodon completely "poop-out" on you?
I notice that you self-medicate and change your drug regime quite often. Do you think you have a problem with impulsiveness? I have fallen into that trap myself. Stability of mood depends on consistency of medical treatment, biological homeostasis, and the passage of time.
Latuda (lurasidone) is a neuroleptic antipsychotic that can act as an energizing antidepressant. Perhaps you can mention it to your doctor. Saphris (asenapine) also has some interesting antidepressant properties.
- Scott
Some 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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