Psychotic symptoms Archives - Page 2 of 2

Lurasidone

Treatments, BP Depression, Bipolar, Mixed, Psychotic symptoms, BP Cognition, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[Latuda] BP-depression [1], depression with mixed features. Improves cognition in bipolar. Does not treat mania.

Lumateperone

BP Depression, Bipolar, Treatments, Treatment Resistant Depression, Psychotic symptoms, Mixed, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[$ Caplyta] Among best tolerated antipsychotics for BP-depression [1], also unipolar-depression [2].
Unknown if helps mania. Low dopamine-blocking so well-tolerated in schizophrenia.

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Quetiapine

Generalized Anxiety, Treatments, BP Depression, Bipolar, Deepen Sleep, First line mania, Anxiety, Treatment Resistant Depression, OCD, Mania, Mixed, Psychotic symptoms, Anxious Depression, BP Anxiety, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[Seroquel] Unique antipsychotic – metabolized into an antidepressant so treats unipolar
depression (and GAD) as monotherapy. Top for TRD [1]. Deepens sleep. Tolerability poor, but among the most
effective options for BP-depression [1], BP-anxiety [2], mania, mixed.

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Xanomeline-trospium

First line schizophrenia, Treatments, Psychotic symptoms, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[$ Cobenfy] First-line antipsychotic for schizophrenia (lacks long-term risks, though GI issues a problem at start). Not effective in other disorders.

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