I was told year’s ago by a pdoc I have schizophrenia. And that is a disease of the brain !! Great!!
Why is it not called “Overload of Dopamine Disorder, ODD. ??
2 Likes
Unbelievable. This is a recent statement from:
Lisa Dailey, the director of the Treatment Advocacy Center, which supports people with severe mental illness, said pushing for a name change is not an effective use of limited resources.
The best way to destigmatize schizophrenia, Ms. Dailey said, “is to develop better medications that work for more people.”
2 Likes
I was told by a psychiatrist that schizophrenia was a lack of dopamine in the brain. I really don’t think they know.
1 Like
I think that’s negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
I think positive effects are voices, paranoia etc.
Think this is right 
x
I’ve not heard from him/her.
I said years ago the name should change due to this unspoken taboo subject. !!
Changing the name will increase peoples confidence xx
1 Like
The experts know better than us about stigma.
2 Likes
You can’t put lipstick on a pig
3 Likes
If we are going to rename schizophrenia then I think we should call it Prince; because whatever we call it, in everybody’s mind it will still be the illness formerly known as schizophrenia.
1 Like
Why not? Sounds hot 
.
To the matter at hand: I’m glad the tradition of having one of these “Lets change the name of schizophrenia” threads once a month is staying alive.
All jokes aside, I’m not sure anyone knows the exact causes of sz. Some drugs that are supposed to work on sz don’t bind as strongly as others to D2 receptor as others so it may not be solely dopamine at work. IDK. I prefer they just leave it. As @Joker said, can’t put lipstick on a pig…Or you can’t polish a turd…or whatever expression you want to use.
1 Like
If they were going to change the name I think “Dopamine regulation disorder” seems more appropriate, as it seems there are often both excess and lack of dopamine in brain in different areas.
4 Likes
I think they meant “excess”, and it is not so much an excess as it is the dopamine in wrong places.
1 Like
Yes, you can put lipstick on a pig, but I am not going to kiss her.
4 Likes
That’s so funny though !!
A different name for schizophrenia every month lol. That’s real cool I love it.
One of my medications are called Amisulpride. This drug binds D2 receptor and was only designed for schizophrenia. The original name was Solian. Then now all doctors can prescribe this prescription under the generic name Amisulpride. Your pdoc may not want to due to its price. But it works great and you can’t put a price on life.
If you live in the UK then ask you pdoc what they think.
Sadly the FDA in the US has said they will not approve of it. Probably due to some issues they have had with Risperidone. As Amisulpride is common for producing breast milk and can stop your period until you discontinue.
I haven’t had any problems as of yet. Maybe a slight craving for something sweet
Nesta xx
3 Likes
All I’m saying is that some drugs have weaker D2 receptor bindings and still have a more potent effect on sz in some cases, so it is likely not solely dopamine at work.
For example, based on what I remember, I’m to lazy too look it up: I believe clozapine, one of the most effective AP’s, has a relatively weak binding on D2 receptor and binds strongly with seratonergic receptors.
1 Like
Amisulpride isn’t spoken about enough.
Combined with Quetiapine it works ver closely to clozapine.
Check it out. Amisulpride, the AS they don’t speak much about. xx
2 Likes
Sure positive symptoms are related to dopamine but I still think that negative and cognitive symptoms are not only related to dopamine but to neurodevelopment, brain structure, brain tissue loss and abnormality, faulty neural networks, glutamate, etc I never felt 100% normal even before sz. I think I was born with sz.
4 Likes
If that’s what you go for Bowens 
Seriously though, Schizophrenia will just become a derogatory term against us - as if it’s not done so already by other people
3 Likes
Schizophrenia should be renamed to Kraepelin-Bleuler syndrome.
My psychiatrist said it was lack of dopamine that caused my problems and the medicine created dopamine in my mind. The truth is the doctor don’t know.
1 Like