Yeah I am on a bunch of meds. I don’t really have a choice.
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I plead old age. I used to be so proud I only needed one med.= olanzapine. Now, I also take Lexapro, musinex, and a pill for side effects. I also use iron tablets, multivitamins and Vit.C. When needed I have tilenol and efedamine .(sp?) Age really kicks you in the butt. 
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Perphenazine effexor benztropine vitamins d b complex
And I even forgot one, xanax.
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I forgot another one - stool softener.
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I take abilify, Depakote, buspar twice a day and olanzapine as needed.
I take enough meds
I am on 1.5mg risperidone
I take 11 different oral medications for both physical and mental health issues plus an injectable medication for migraines.
Psych meds:
Risperdal 3mg
Geodon 240 mg
Seroquel 100 mg
Celexa 20 mg
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I take 1560 mg of invega hafyera injection every six months. A statin for cholesterol and I take vitamins daily. I use to take more psych meds but I don’t anymore. I eat healthy and drink plenty of water. We are what we eat.
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No. I refuse polypharmacy. I always responded very quickly to low doses of medication…so I’m forever argueing “less is more”.
Though maybe haldol starts to be less effective lately…not sure. I sometimes consider adding an ad…but I had hypomania and a horrid time coming of efexor/venlafaxine…so am a slight bit scared to add things.
(okay, maybe not a slight bit, maybe absolutely terrified to try new meds).
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Because I’m such a treatment resistant sza, I need polypharmacy, unfortunately. But I certainly understand your situation.
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Yes, I understand. If you’re treatment resistant, you want to/need to try something.
I do try herbal medicine at times. I have a few go-to anxiety killers. 
Does your current combi work well?
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I take 7 psych meds, including sertraline, haldol, and lamotragine, propped up against 800mg Seroquel, plus various support vitamins. My pdoc says I’m a “difficult case”. Yeah, right.
I’m currently on 7.5mg Zyprexa.
Other than that I take about 15 supplements, mostly vitamins and minerals as it is proven that psych meds deplete very many different nutrients.
I could probably get by with less Zyprexa symptom wise, but I need the current dose to induce sleep. I get insomnia on lower dose.
I guess that most people use some kinds of pills. I’m on Clopixol depot but besides of that I must counter act Parkinson’s from the injection with two anticolinergic pills for side effects.
I am on amisulpride, clozapine, vortioxetine and reboxetine. I have body fat from clozapine, so i want to quit it. Also have sexual disfunction from vortioxetine. I will ask my doctor to quit all of theese and keep just amisulpride which should prevent another psychotic episode and add on moclobemide (MAO Inhibitor) for negatives and anxiety related symptoms.
My pdocs are adjusting my meds right now. My psychosis is fairly well controlled but my sleep is out of whack since they lowered my Risperdal. This is all temporary I’m sure.
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Hope you find something that works…
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I take olanzapine, propranolol, Cymbalta, and prazosin. Sounds like alot. I have taken this for about 5 years.