I think I have deficit syndrome

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15 Oct 2019, 7:44 pm

It's a negative symptom of Schizophrenia. My mind is so inactive. I pretty much have no hobbies, no interests...and if I do have any interest in anything, it does not last...

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19 Oct 2019, 7:30 am

Have you been on antipsychotics at high doses for a long time.This is usually the cause of deficit syndrome.

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19 Oct 2019, 10:41 am

Or it may be partial shutdown. The life is overwhelming enough as it is, no spare energy for interests. In my case, it could last for months or years sometimes.

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20 Oct 2019, 1:28 am

This,although quite old(2008), is pertinent .

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Deficit schizophrenia is a syndrome defined by the following criteria: a) presence of at least two out of six negative symptoms: restricted affect (referring to observed behaviours rather than to the patient's subjective experience); diminished emotional range (i.e., reduced range of the patient's subjective emotional experience); poverty of speech; curbing of interests; diminished sense of purpose; diminished social drive; b) some combination of two or more of the above symptoms have been present for the preceding 12 months and were always present during periods of clinical stability; c) the above symptoms are primary or idiopathic, i.e., not secondary to factors such as anxiety, drug effect, psychotic symptoms, mental retardation, depression; d) the patient meets DSM criteria for schizophrenia 1-3.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2559917/

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22 Oct 2019, 3:41 pm

vermontsavant wrote:

Have you been on antipsychotics at high doses for a long time.This is usually the cause of deficit syndrome.

I was on 30 mg per day of Zyprexa for a little more than two years. Then, in late August of this year, with my psychiatrist's approval, I reduced the dosage to 20 mg per day. However, my psychotic symptoms were becoming more pronounced, so I decided to increase the dose back up to 30 mg per day on August 29 of this year. I have been on that dose for that medication ever since then.

As for deficit syndrome, I wish there was something I could do about it.

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23 Oct 2019, 8:40 am

savavdpeas wrote:

vermontsavant wrote:

Have you been on antipsychotics at high doses for a long time.This is usually the cause of deficit syndrome.

Thats not bad,you don't seem to over medicated.

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23 Oct 2019, 9:47 am

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Schizophrenia in Adults

Taken orally

5-10 mg per day initially; if necessary, may be titrated upward in increments of 5 mg per day at intervals greater than 1 week
Maintenance: 10-20 mg per day; not to exceed 20 mg per day

https://www.rxlist.com/consumer_olanzap ... dition.htm

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23 Oct 2019, 10:53 am

If Firemonkey is right you could be over medicated.which can cause deficit syndrome

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23 Oct 2019, 11:31 am

Ok, thanks guys and gal. Maybe if I try reducing my medication again, I will reduce it at a much slower pace.

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23 Oct 2019, 12:06 pm

I'm sorry. I don't really think I have deficit syndrome. I'm just so bored that it seems that way. I'm taking an online class and succeeding in it. However, other than my online class, I pretty much don't have any interests or hobbies. And my mind is very inactive other than when I am working on online schoolwork. Maybe that is what I was referring to when I said that I think I have deficit syndrome.

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23 Oct 2019, 12:20 pm

savavdpeas wrote:

Ok, thanks guys and gal. Maybe if I try reducing my medication again, I will reduce it at a much slower pace.

Just talking with your doctor about it before decreasing,I am not a doctor or an expert on schizophrenia.But to much antipsychotic medicine can lead to deficit syndrome.

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