Diagnosis Change

Diagnosed Sz or Sza
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My pdoc just changed my diagnosis from schizophrenia to schizoaffective disorder this morning. I have been his patient for a year now and he has been noticing my moods and felt since I am so high functioning he felt that a schizoaffective diagnosis is a better fit for me.

He kept me on lurasidone but he added lamotrigine for me as well.

Just thought I’d share this as a health update. I feel pretty good about the diagnosis change. I think it makes sense for what has been going on for me moodwise since I was a teen.

Has anyone had a bad reaction to lamotrigine like weight gain or nausea? Just wondering.

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I tried lamotrigine but came off it when the doc told me to… I did not get weight gain but I was chewing the inside of my mouth and apparently that was a side effect?

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I am so sorry you had that side effect.

I hope that won’t happen to me. I start this new medication tonight.

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I lost all my extra weight on generic prolixin, fluphenazine. 10 mg morning and evening at 9 30 am and pm. you might try that…I don’t even notice on on any ap.

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Thanks jukebox, I will check out those meds, and maybe mention them to my Dr.

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I was on a high dose of lamtergine sorry spelling it didn’t do anything for me

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So sorry it didn’t work for you.

My pdoc thinks it will help my overanxious moods. I hope I can get some relief from my anxiety and paranoia. It has been constant lately.

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I hope you feel better soon

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Thanks Turtle!

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Good news your diagnosis was changed.

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Yes, I agree. Thanks Sunshine!

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My diagnosis keeps switching between bipolar and Schizoaffective.

I’ve been on Lamatrogine for a while in the past and it saved my life.

On lower doses it acts on depression and on higher doses it stabilizes manic episodes.

It’s a really good medication and is relatively safe @Vinegar

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Thanks Wave.

I have been taking a low dose of it for about 12 days now and so far I haven’t had any negative side effects. I need to check in with my pdoc in a few weeks and he will probably titrate me up to a more therapeutic dose than I am starting with.

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I was initially shizoaffective then I got switched to schizophrenia. Been that way for years. I had major depressive disorder for a few years

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No matter which way ppl look at their dx the truth is it’s a form of sz

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Yeah, my pdoc said schizoaffective is similar to schizophrenia but the prognosis is different. I am not sure what he meant, but that’s what he said.

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That’s probably why he is putting me on a mood stabilizer on top of the antipsychotic

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Lamictal saved my life without it is be dead probably or they would find a alternative most likely

Its a lifesaver it truly is for me

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Psychotic depression to paranoid schizophrenia to schizoaffective

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