I need to know which antipsychotics are available in Canada. The best for negative symptoms. I have tried Risperdal, Olanzapine, Abilify and Latuda. Is there any other meds available in Canada?
Paliperidone is worth trying. But if risperidone doesn’t help then it probably won’t either.
I use Haldol, 2 mg. Can cause TD though but it is great for head pressure.
Oh I forgot to say I need it for negative symptoms.
I’ve tried Ability and Olanzapine. Olanzapine helps me a lot.
Are Vraylar and Geodon available in Canada?
Geodon seems good.
It has minimal anticholinergic activity.
Which is a good thing in my books
They don’t have it in the UK.
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Geodon is available in Canada, Vraylar is not
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So I finally switched to Risperdal from Latuda.
All with Latuda 80mg, 0.5mg risperdal 4 days, 1mg 4days, 2mg 4 days. Then no Latuda and 3mg risperdal.
I hope Riseprdal is better, I am tired of switching meds.
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I’ve tried Risperidone, Loxapine, Saphris, Invega, Abilify and Latuda, over the course of 10 years.
Right now I’m on high doses of Latuda and Abilify, plus an anti-depressant, but I forget the name. I’ve been on this combo for 3 years, it’s fine.
I’m on clozapine 500mg
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I am not Canadian, but I second Clozapine. 
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I only have positive symptoms on Abilify.
I need a med for negative and cognitive symptoms.
As far as I know there are no meds for negative symptoms. 
I know, my psy said only Abilify helps negative symptoms a little. But I read that Risperdal also helps a bit. Not a med for negative symptoms but better than nothing.
KarXT and Roluperidone are future meds for negative and cognitive symptoms:
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