Best medication for paranoid schizophrenia

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Hello,
What are the best alternatives to olanzapine for a person with paranoid schizophrenia that is currently taking , its causing weight gain drowsiness and sleepiness nerves and getting panic attacks anxiety fatigue sometimes although olanzapine has helped we think its time for a change as its been years now & can a doctor switch to new medication if requested, is Seroquel or abilify better, also wondering if anxiety panics attacks nerves trembling can come from paranoid schizophrenia

Thankyou :slightly_smiling_face:

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Meds are just personal trial and error unfortunately. One person’s miracle med is another’s downfall.

An example is seroquel, that med nearly killed me, I went bananas on it, however other people here swear by it and think it’s great.

For what it’s worth, I’m on Abilify 15mg now and I’m stable on it.

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There is a new olanzapine drug called lybalvi which can help not to gain weight.

If you decide to try another drug I guess trying another second generation AP is your first port of call. I would maybe read up on the different drugs, pick two or three that you find interesting, then confer with your doctor about these and take it from there.

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welcome to the forum,
i am on lurasidone (latuda) it works great for all symptoms and made me stable for a year now. and i dont have any side effect only weight hain and i take green coffee beverage to reduce my body weight and i succeeded in that. if you have problems with your medication discuss this issue with your psychiatry doctor to help you.

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Everyone is different. Got to find what works best for you. I am on Invega injection and that works for my delusions.

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I have only taken thorazine ( don’t try it), zyprexa, and risperdal. Risperdal is ok. I hope you find something that works for you