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Originally Posted by bpcyclist
So, the Invega isn't even holding him since he is stil paranoid. He clearly needs a med change, any schizoaffective pt (I believe that is prolly my dx rt now) could see that from across the road. Something adequately addressing paranoia might also mitigate the delusion about being drugged. In short, he is psychotic and suffering as a result.
There are other APs out there that work for people.
We are all unique. Seroquel has been terrific for Soupe but makes me feel stoned. Abilify worked well for me for a decade. Now, Trilafon is my antipsychotic. Fantastic.
So, my first thought is different antipsychotic pronto. No wonder he is such a challenge. He is psychotic. He must be miserable. Heartbreaking.
You guys gotta take some action, Breeze.
Hugs and love!! Prayers.
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I completely agree, but its hard when his pdoc only recommends the invega shot that he doesn't want to go on. Seroquel will make him gain weight. That's really not an option. We need a good psychiatrist that will see him as not just another client. Idk what we can try. Hes been on risperdal and it gave him akathisia really bad. Zyprexa makes him gain weight. He did ok on perphenazine for awhile but its not working anymore. So we added invega and he still is psychotic. I'm at a loss...its really sad to see him go through this.