Hi bpcyclist. I know you asked Blue_Bird the question, but I thought I'd mention that when I took Trilafon, I took 4 mg three times per day (12 mg total/day). At the time I was also on a large dose of Geodon as well as Lithium and Tegretol XR. It was the hope that the Trilafon would replace the Geodon. It maybe could have. Trilafon was excellent for my moods and I felt more normal on that than I had for a while, in a good way.

The only reason I switched back to Navane from Trilafon was that Trilafon was making me gain weight, and the only reason for going off Navane turned out to be false (my pdoc thought Navane caused me to have a rash, when a dermatologist soon after confirmed that the rash was not medication-related.) Anyway, I think as antipsychotics go, Trilafon was much more effective for me than the Navane. I ended up having to go off of Navane again when it caused a dystonia. Perhaps Trilafon will be side effect friendly for you. As I recall, you're trim and exercise a great deal. Maybe you wouldn't gain anything on it.