Cariprazine for negative symptoms

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Hello all,

Did any One of you had sucess treating severe lack of motivation with cariprazine?

I am taking now for 6 months and I am still very unmotivated with severe avolition. I Stay on bed all day doing nothing.

Thank you for your help

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Hello, I was looking at your first topic, Amisulpride didn’t work in your case?
It’s the only medication that has an effect on my severe negative symptoms, you have to take it at a low dose and be patient (wait several months possibly)

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Welcome to the forum :smiley::smiley::smiley:

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Welcome to the Forum. I hope you’ll enjoy your stay.

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I have taken it for years (1.5 mg), but the picture is muddled since i had an substance abuse atm… But when i stopped cariprazine, my overall symptoms worsened and i ended up in hospital.

I dont think it helped that much with the negatives, perhaps some, talk to your doctor before you quit (i was stupid and didn’t). Perhaps an slightly increase before quitting, some reacts first at higher doses?

I wish you luck, negatives and cognitive problems sucks.

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I’m on vraylar and haven’t noticed any improvement in motivation.

I think olanzapine zaps away motivation.

I’m on both vraylar and olanzapine.

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Thanks for your answer. Maybe i didnt take it for long enough. How much dosage do you take? For how long? Did you have avolition before and did amisulpride help you with avolition and other negative symptoms?

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Thanks for your answer. I take it at the maximum dosage of 6mg and didnt have a significant improvement.

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Thanks for the answer. I also didnt see an improvement with cariprazine.

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50mg for 7 months. It helps me with avolition indeed, alogia, asociality

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Do you experience insomnia while on amisulpride? I had insomnia