i take an 'atypical.' my psychiatrist put me on a standard dose of prozac. i now find that my paranoia has largely subsided. i don't know what this means in terms of diagnosis....some bipolar I-labeled people are prone to psychotic depression. maybe that's it? at any rate...

there -are- options outside of handfuls of antipsychotics. benzodiazepines...i would not think of as a long term solution, honestly. not everyone has a benzodiazepine hell on earth story, but plenty of people do...its more common (the bad stories) with high potency drugs and long term use, it seems. :-(