Can I take more than one type of antipsychotic?

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I have another new doctor and he allowed me to take zyprexa 5mg, amisuplride400mg, and reagila 3mg
not that I don’t trust my doctor I’m just worried I’m going to have some dangerous trouble. because of drugs.
anyone taking here 2-3 antipsychotics together? did you notice anything unusual?

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Yes, it is common.

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It’s called ‘Polypharmacy’

Have a look online at the research specific to Antipsychotics.

Generally they like you to stay on just one, but if it’s necessary they will do more.

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I take 2 APs too. I’m on risperdal consta 50mg and 200mg clozapine every day. So I don’t think it’s too weird to take more than 1 AP.

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I take Latuda and perphenazine. I have no issues with it.

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I found that I needed more than just one AP, so I take clozapine and Invega and it’s work’s good. I’m not having positive symptoms although I have alot of negative symptoms. I guess that’s the down side.

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but here who wrote everyone is taking 2 types not 3 at, I’m a little worried.

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I know some people take even 3 but more rarely, also technically 5 mg zyprexa has no anti-psychotic proprieties.

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The Doctors have consistently said no more than two APs, and the full dose must be taken once a day. But with some arm twisting, I was able to get 3 APs, and they are taken throughout the day to increase effectiveness. Taking Zyprexa, Letuda and Seroquel. Seroquel helps with the depression and anxiety. Zyprexa helps with the paranoia, but it has a max of 30mg, and it’s just too weak to do a lot of good. Letuda adds to the Zyprexa and Seroquel effects. The worse issue is more APs mean more side effects.

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In my home country, doctors are very reluctant to put you on more than 2 ap’s. If you take more than one, it’s usually one main one and a supplemental one.

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I take 2 regularly and then haldol on an emergency basis, but not 3 regularly. You can enter your meds into the meds interaction checker and see what comes up.

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That seems like a lot. Did u just get out of the hospital? Sometimes they up the dose when you just get out. I take only one hopefully you can get to one eventually but don’t go off anything without talking to your doctor

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I take 200mg amisulpride (300mg when i have a bad day) and 5mg olanzapine and they work well together

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I take 30 me of zyprexa. I have never taken more than one ap even in the hospital.

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