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Old Feb 01, 2020, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bluebicycle View Post
Hmm... I'm surprised Latuda isn't helping with your depression since it seems to help a lot of people (although admittedly, it didn't help me either, so you're not the only one)...

I am on Rexulti and it is used for treating psychosis and MDD. I have found it immensely helpful with depression. So, that could be an option for you if you're willing to give a different antipsychotic a shot. You know, focus on APs that treat depression.

Some people with BP have been depressed for years, so I guess you can technically be depressed for a while. HOWEVER(!), some people have a lot of luck with Mirapex. I just can't guarantee you won't become manic on it because I don't know much about it, but it is not an AD or an AP, so you could read up on that.

If you have changed your Seroquel dose around September, it is possible seroquel is making you depressed. I know I became heavily depressed on seroquel when my dose was too high for my body to handle. Plus, benzos like klonopin are documented to cause depression in a decent chunk of people who take them long term, so I don't know if klonopin is making you depressed, but it's one of those things that can happen and might take months or even years before it causes depression, kinda like TD.
Thank you. Actually, I might have written this up in a confusing way...
when my Seroquel was higher, I was less depressed, just more tired. My Seroquel was actually decreased when Latuda was added. I think it comes down to whenever something is actually helping the depression, I get side effects. My pdoc was thinking about Rexulti at the time, but I was mixed, and she wanted to treat the manic symptoms, so she steered away from that. I guess I will just have to wait and see what she suggests. Klonopin I've been on for years and years, but it's technically a PRN. I never tried Mirapex... I should look into that.
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