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Posted by Zyprexa on January 29, 2016, at 2:16:34
I just found out that my pdoc has changed my dianosis from schizoaffective disorder, to schizophrenia.
Does this mean I should be stoping my AD's?Why would it change?
Posted by Zyprexa on January 29, 2016, at 2:21:46
In reply to Schizophrenia, posted by Zyprexa on January 29, 2016, at 2:16:34
This is actualy reasuring, that I don't have a mood disorder. I'm emotionaly stable.
Posted by Zyprexa on January 29, 2016, at 2:41:17
In reply to Re: Schizophrenia, posted by Zyprexa on January 29, 2016, at 2:21:46
I guess thats why moodstabilizers never worked on me. Depakote and Lamictal.
Posted by Lamdage22 on January 29, 2016, at 5:48:40
In reply to Schizophrenia, posted by Zyprexa on January 29, 2016, at 2:16:34
ask him
Posted by Lamdage22 on January 29, 2016, at 9:12:50
In reply to Schizophrenia, posted by Zyprexa on January 29, 2016, at 2:16:34
I think your doctor was in a mood. If you take those ADs, and you were depressed before you took them...
It doesnt mean you should stop if they help i think!
Posted by Christ_empowered on January 29, 2016, at 13:30:42
In reply to Schizophrenia, posted by Zyprexa on January 29, 2016, at 2:16:34
I think your shrink is just saying that the main, primary problem is Schizophrenia. Schizoaffective is much less common (or its supposed to be relatively rare, anyway), and it means that there's a psychotic disorder (primary problem) and also a pronounced mood disorder.
I think docs in general are using Schizoaffective a bit less, or at least that's what I've read. Over the long haul, lots of people who are diagnosed Schizoaffective end up with labels of either Schizophrenia or Bipolar I. Some will even end up with psychotic depression as their final diagnosis.
Even when the diagnosis is "just" Schizophrenia, antidepressants and sedatives are fairly common as part of long term treatment.
I think we have fairly similar problems. I'm diagnosed as Bipolar I because I'm moody and the mood stabilizers I take (lamictal+trileptal) work well for me. Of course...some Schizophrenic people respond well to Lamictal (they've used it w/ clozapine for treatment resistant Schizophrenia). I don't think Trileptal is as commonly used in Schizophrenia.
Blah blah blah...point is, the important thing is treatment, not labels. If your ADs are working, then you should probably continue taking them. ADs are commonly used in Schizophrenia, anyway.Why did your doc tell you this?
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