Negative symptoms Archives - Chris Aiken, MD

Lightbox

Fibromyalgia, First line depression, BP Depression, Male, Treatments, Depression, Bulimia, Treatment Resistant Depression, Deepen Sleep, PTSD, Negative symptoms, Peripartum Depression, Vascular Depression / Chris

Very effective and well tolerated for depression regardless of season (also for bipolar, PTSD, bulimia, shift work)

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N-acetylcysteine

Treatments, Alcohol, BP Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, Bipolar, Nicotine, OCD, Trichotillomania, Cannabis, Negative symptoms, Borderline, Inflammatory Depression, Cognition, Substance Use Disorders, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[NAC] For low-grade bipolar depression [3], protects kidneys on lithium, trichotillomania [1], cannabis and substance use disorders.

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Clozapine

Bipolar, Treatments, Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia, Mania, Mixed, Psychotic symptoms, Negative symptoms, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[Clozaril] Use in schizophrenia/schizoaffective after 2 failed antipsychotic trials. Prevents suicide
in psychotic disorders.

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Cariprazine

First line schizophrenia, Treatments, BP Depression, Bipolar, First line mania, Treatment Resistant Depression, Mania, Mixed, Psychotic symptoms, Negative symptoms, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[$ Vraylar] Top for schizophrenia [1] because it improves negative symptoms. Bipolar depression [2] + mania [1], unipolar augmentation [2], but low effect size in depressions.

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Probiotics

Generalized Anxiety, Female, Major Depression, Depression, BP Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, Treatments, Autism, Bipolar, Treatment Resistant Depression, Anxiety, Deepen Sleep, Anxious Depression, Borderline, Negative symptoms, Peripartum Depression, Sleep, ADHD, Long COVID, Cognition, Inflammatory Depression, Schizophrenia, Sexual Dysfunction / Nancy Brandon

For bipolar/unipolar depression [2], ADHD [3], anxiety [2], cognition [2], autism [2], weight loss [1], dyslipidemia, long COVID [1].

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Citicoline

Major Depression, Treatments, Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, Methamphetamine, Negative symptoms, Cocaine, BP Cognition, Vascular Depression, Cognition, Substance Use Disorders / Nancy Brandon

For mood disorders with meth/cocaine abuse [1], age-related cognitive decline [1], and post-stroke depression [2]

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Vitamin D3

Major Depression, Treatments, Deepen Sleep, Negative symptoms, ADHD, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

Mainly works when levels low: depression, ADHD, autism, sleep quality, negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

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L-methylfolate

Major Depression, BP Depression, Depression, Treatments, Negative symptoms, Inflammatory Depression, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[Deplin] Medium effect in depression augmentation [1], may help bipolar depression as well.

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Sarcosine

Oppositional, Major Depression, Treatments, Augmentation, Negative symptoms, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

For depression [3], and positive/negative symptoms of schizophrenia [2], oppositionality in ADHD

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l-Theanine

Major Depression, Hypnotics, Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, Treatments, Hypnotic for Elderly, Deepen Sleep, Anxiety, OCD, Augmentation, Non-specific Anxiety, Anxious Depression, Negative symptoms, Cognition, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

Extract of green tea. Depression [3], sleep [2], schizophrenia (neg/anx) [2], OCD [3], cognition [3].

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