Negative symptoms

Because pdocs and therapist only treatment for positive symptoms, and have know understanding about negative systems, we are on our own.

Studies on NS are inconclusive and as long as we are not psychotic, they don’t even want to talk about negative symptoms.

Have you come off ant psychiatric medications recently? Or cold turkey off any meds. There are loads of people experiencing pssd from antidepressants which are all the negative symptoms of sz. Theres a fb group called anhedonia lets live again.

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And there’s no treatment :cry:

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new drug karxt 2024 for negative symptoms

Sadly it only treated positives in trials. Wasnt any better for negs then placebo

I’m not from North America. I was prescribed sulpiride, I had a pause for several months, then I started taking sulpiride again, after which fog in the head and impaired cognitive abilities appeared, and later other symptoms

I read antidepressants help negative symptoms and sometimes they are caused by depression. My Dr prescribed me Wellbutrin for negative symptoms but it made me hear voices, it gave me back a bit of emotions and energy.

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Were placebo off meds? On which meds they were?

Id have a look into pssd. All the symptoms your describing sound like what people get when they come of some meds. Could be protracted withdrawal from meds

Thats interesting. I think wellbutrin boosts dopamine. Did it helo with your alogia?

I read yesterday that it treats negative symptoms, perhaps you mean Ulotaront

For karxt you mean? It wasnt any better for negative symptoms then the placebo

Yes but a bit only and it also boosts norepinephrine

Yes but meds worsen negative symptoms, vs which meds was it compared to?

Did you have severe stress before the onset of schizophrenia?

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Oh sorry im unsure. It was on karuna website. Ive uploaded a screen shot

it’s a pity.I read that modafanil helps with negative symptoms, has anyone tried cariprazine?

Modafanil is not sold here, unfortunately.

How did you overcome cognitive problems?