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Aripiprazole

First line schizophrenia, Major Depression, Treatments, Autism, Bipolar, Treatment Resistant Depression, OCD, Tics, Augmentation, Mania, Psychotic Depression, Mixed, Psychotic symptoms, Prolactinemia, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[Abilify] Among the better-tolerated antipsychotics, and best-studied for antidepressant
augmentation [1] (but doesn't treat bp-depression). Schizophrenia [1]

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Risperidone

Bipolar, Treatments, Autism, Treatment Resistant Depression, Mania, PTSD, Mixed, Psychotic symptoms, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[Risperdal] Among most effective antipsychotics for schizophrenia [1]. Mania[3]. Augments
antidepressants in unipolar [3], PTSD [3], OCD [3].

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Paliperidone

Treatments, Psychotic symptoms, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[Invega] For schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder (limited efficacy in mania)

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Asenapine

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

[Saphris] A good antipsychotic when others aren't tolerated. Treats bipolar mania/mixed [2] and
possibly bp-depression [4].

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Cariprazine

First line schizophrenia, Bipolar, Treatments, BP Depression, Treatment Resistant Depression, First line mania, 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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Olanzapine

Bipolar, Treatments, Second line schizophrenia, Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia, Psychotic Depression, Mania, Mixed, Psychotic symptoms, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[Zyprexa] High efficacy in schizophrenia [2], so use before moving to clozapine. Mania [2], augmentation in unipolar [3], PTSD [3].

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Lurasidone

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

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

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Quetiapine

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