Next pdoc appointment is 2 months away. Feel I need a dramatic change in some form

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My symptoms are well controlled but man am I under a chemical kosh. At first this was a welcome relief from the psychosis but now it is killing me.

I constantly tired, fat, unfocused and hungry. I look super stoned in every photo.

To this extent I had to change the facial recognition setting on my phone because it constant thought my eyes were closed, whereas it was just my droopy seroquel stare

Think I am gonna ask to change to abilify. Never been on a partial agonist that I can remember.

My med induced stupor is letting life pass me by

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■■■■ I am such a ■■■■■■■ Debbie downer!

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Are you considering changing meds?

What are you taking right now?

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Flupenthixol depot 240mg every 2 weeks
Quetiapine 200 mg twice a day
Pregabalin 100mg twice daily
5mg procyclidine twice daily
60mg fluoxetine 60mg a day

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I wouldn’t call you a DD. IT is possible to get on medicines that work for you without severe side effects.

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I had this problem too a few times.

Thing to be aware of is it may take 1 attempt, or a few different ones - as I am sure you know, to find the one that helps best

Swore by Amisulpride, but the ECG was not good after being on that for a prolonged period.

If you get the doctor on side and work closely together, hopefully you can work this out for the better

Sorry you’re going through this @Jimbob

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That are a lot of different meds!

I prefer sticking to one AP and one AD. But different pdocs have different views on that.

Do you feel depressed?

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No don’t feel depressed at all. The AD was for anxiety. I think I am on too many meds

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Does your pdoc listen to you?

Maybe you can have an honest conversation about it. And else, try to find someone new.

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Yeah he listens. I think he is reticent to change the status quo because I have a history of treatment resistant sz. Even on 800mg clozapine plus 1200mg amisulpride I was pretty florid

This current regime helps more than any previous regimes. But it is at a pretty huge cost

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I really didn’t like clozapine and I even wasn’t on that high a dose.

Whatever you decide together to do. I hope you can further improve.

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