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Originally Posted by Ravdeep Singh
How often should one get tested for serum Cholesterol, Triglycrides, Thyroid function, Blood sugar while taking AAP's for long term?
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I had my blood tested:
(1) Before I took my AAP (to get a baseline)
(2) Two weeks after I took my AAP
(3) One month after I took my AAP
and now I get it tested once a year.
I'm not sure if that's how often you should get it done, but that's what happened when I tried Latuda. Then the same thing happened when I tried Abilify.
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Originally Posted by Ravdeep Singh
Are all these adverse effects possibly dose dependant? Would staying at lowest possible dosage give me better odds of not experiencing these side effects?
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Yes, they can be dose dependent:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2203261/
"Metabolic changes, as seen by dose-dependent elevations of cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL and VLDL concentrations within 6 weeks of risperidone therapy, are other atypical features seen in our patient."
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Originally Posted by Ravdeep Singh
Is it possible that i may not experience any of these side effects at all?
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Possible. It depends on your body chemistry. For example, I'm 25, on the very thin side, I exercise a lot, and yet I have high cholesterol. It has nothing to do with weight, height, age, etc.. So it's really a luck of the draw, hate to say it.
And the funny thing is, my triglycerides are actually really low -- 48. I think it's because I exercise a lot and am not overweight. Yet, my HDL is really high, and it kept increasing with Latuda.
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Originally Posted by Ravdeep Singh
Out of all AAP's which one (in general) is less likely to cause these adverse effects?
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That's a tricky question.
I think (note: *I think*) that all AAPs carry the same risks of affecting your blood (high cholesterol, high blood glucose, etc.). At least, I haven't seen an AAP that *doesn't* carry that risk. (See:
Atypical antipsychotics alter cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism in vitro)
I believe there are some APs that don't carry this risk, but not AAPs. You'll have to double check with your doctor on that though... because I'm not 100% sure.