# Diagnosis Change **URL:** \ **Category:** Diagnosed Sz or Sza\ **Created:** [April 15, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485 "2026-04-15T15:37:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vinegar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/vinegar/32/178_2.png) [@Vinegar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vinegar)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/1 "2026-04-15T15:37:05Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Ish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Ish](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Ish)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/2 "2026-04-15T18:57:23Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Vinegar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/vinegar/32/178_2.png) [@Vinegar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vinegar)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/3 "2026-04-15T20:20:05Z")
I am so sorry you had that side effect. I hope that won’t happen to me. I start this new medication tonight. ---
**Author:** ![jukebox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@jukebox](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/jukebox)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/4 "2026-04-15T20:27:11Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Vinegar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/vinegar/32/178_2.png) [@Vinegar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vinegar)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/5 "2026-04-15T20:29:22Z")
Thanks jukebox, I will check out those meds, and maybe mention them to my Dr. ---
**Author:** ![Turtle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/turtle/32/13016_2.png) [@Turtle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Turtle)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/6 "2026-04-15T20:52:03Z")
I was on a high dose of lamtergine sorry spelling it didn’t do anything for me ---
**Author:** ![Vinegar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/vinegar/32/178_2.png) [@Vinegar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vinegar)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/7 "2026-04-15T20:58:51Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Turtle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/turtle/32/13016_2.png) [@Turtle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Turtle)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/8 "2026-04-15T21:10:03Z")
I hope you feel better soon ---
**Author:** ![Vinegar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/vinegar/32/178_2.png) [@Vinegar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vinegar)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/9 "2026-04-15T21:11:31Z")
Thanks Turtle! ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/10 "2026-04-15T21:44:06Z")
Good news your diagnosis was changed. ---
**Author:** ![Vinegar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/vinegar/32/178_2.png) [@Vinegar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vinegar)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/11 "2026-04-15T21:53:04Z")
Yes, I agree. Thanks Sunshine! ---
**Author:** ![Wave](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/wave/32/14465_2.png) [@Wave](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Wave)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/12 "2026-04-27T17:26:11Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Vinegar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/vinegar/32/178_2.png) [@Vinegar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vinegar)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/13 "2026-04-27T18:43:31Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![2Waynez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/2waynez/32/176_2.png) [@2Waynez](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/2Waynez)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/14 "2026-04-27T18:49:36Z")
I was initially shizoaffective then I got switched to schizophrenia. Been that way for years. I had major depressive disorder for a few years ---
**Author:** ![Turtle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/turtle/32/13016_2.png) [@Turtle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Turtle)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/15 "2026-04-27T18:51:32Z")
No matter which way ppl look at their dx the truth is it’s a form of sz ---
**Author:** ![Vinegar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/vinegar/32/178_2.png) [@Vinegar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vinegar)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/16 "2026-04-27T18:56:06Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Vinegar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/vinegar/32/178_2.png) [@Vinegar](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vinegar)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/17 "2026-04-27T18:57:14Z")
That’s probably why he is putting me on a mood stabilizer on top of the antipsychotic ---
**Author:** ![Fisherman1992](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/fisherman1992/32/8077_2.png) [@Fisherman1992](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Fisherman1992)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/18 "2026-04-27T19:37:10Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Nomad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/nomad/32/9943_2.png) [@Nomad](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Nomad)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/19 "2026-04-27T19:46:50Z")
Psychotic depression to paranoid schizophrenia to schizoaffective ---
**Author:** ![sweetpotatopie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/sweetpotatopie/32/8234_2.png) [@sweetpotatopie](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/sweetpotatopie)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/diagnosis-change/4485/20 "2026-06-18T00:58:13Z")