I’d suggest Piracetam, to see if your symptoms improve. It upregulates NMDA receptor density, so it might actually provoke a lasting, positive change in your physiology. NMDA receptor hypofunction is what causes schizophrenic symptoms.
Ever since I started taking 1 gram a day, my voices have went from a constant mumble to absolute silence from time to time, and that’s without listening to music. The change happened in days, even.
I had nominal benefits from Niacin, but they had plateaued as of late, but Piracetam really made the difference.
Just be sure to keep the dose as low as therapeutically possible, too much can cause problems.
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It has no antipsychotic effect, Google says
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Piracetam is shown to reduce PANSS scores in studies.
AA Noorbala, S Akhondzadeh, R Davari-Ashtiani and H Amini-Nooshabadi,
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics , Oct 1999
There is a growing interest in investigating the role of glutamate receptors in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Indeed, the hyperdopaminergic theory of schizophrenia can explain only the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, whereas the glutamate hypothesis may provide a more comprehensive view of the illness. We undertook a trial to investigate whether the combination of haloperidol with piracetam, a nootropic agent which modulates the glutamate receptor positively was more effective than haloperidol alone.Thirty patients who met the DSM IV criteria for schizophrenia completed the study. Patients were allocated in a random fashion, 14 to haloperidol 30 mg/day plus piracetam 3200 mg/day and 16 to haloperidol 30 mg/day plus placebo.Although both protocols significantly decreased the score of the positive symptoms, the negative symptoms, the general psychopathological symptoms and the total score of PANSS scale over the trial period, the combination of haloperidol and piracetam showed a significant superiority over haloperidol alone in the treatment of schizophrenic patients.Piracetam, a member of the nootropic class of drugs and a positive modulator of glutamate receptor, may be of therapeutic benefit in treating schizophrenic patients in combination with typical neuroleptics. However, a larger study to confirm our results is warranted
Of course, you should speak with a doctor before adding any supplements to your routine.
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I feel I lose control. My mood and energy are very bad. I don’t have sadness. But I don’t have the energy to live
If I was to be admitted to hospital, they would give me clozapine, I guess
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