Antidepressants and their effects on negative symptoms (Citalopram (Celexa) and Fluoxetine (Prozac))

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I’m on Lexapro and it helps some what. Ads can be strange.

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No, its a capsule, you can open it to get the powder. But problem is it counteracts the effects of antipsychotics which block dopamine.

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My psychiatrist prescribes me fluoxetine and aripiprazole. (Along with Zyprexa and rexulti) I am on 20 mg fluoxetine and 30 mg aripiprazole. I am concerned to hear this.

I still have negative symptoms according to my therapist. I don’t do much but sit on the couch all day. I don’t feel depressed, just no motivation or get up and go. Just flat emotionally too. Plus more I suppose. It’s hard to think.

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I felt better when I came off my AD. I was on effexor 75mg for about a decade. 3 months of brutal withdrawals but after that was over I felt a lot better off my AD then when I was on it.

Negatives are not a huge problem for me. I have little bit of the flat effect, I’ve never been super emotional, and some people say I am monotone but I do feel better off my AD than when I was on it.

I was also on Paxil for a while and didn’t feel like that did much.

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