El trastorno depresivo mayor necesita acompañamiento psicoterapéutico y tratamiento psicofarmacológico. No dejes de buscar ayuda, nadie mejora en el aislamiento.
Catatonia after stopping clozapine isn't just a coincidence to note — and if a patient is being switched to a drug that works the opposite way on the cholinergic system, it may make things worse before they get better. A "Rounds in the General Hospital" review in PCC lays out the mechanism: clozapine's chronic muscarinic effects can leave receptors upregulated, so abrupt withdrawal may trigger a rebound cholinergic surge — a known but underappreciated trigger for catatonia.
Takeaway: when catatonia follows clozapine withdrawal, restarting clozapine — not adding more antipsychotics — is the treatment of choice. Reserve other agents for cases refractory to lorazepam, clozapine restart, and ECT, and consider ECT early if malignant features (autonomic instability, fever, rigidity) emerge.
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What’s changing in the way we understand and treat major depressive disorder? Find out August 22 at NEI Saturday Morning Live. Join Dr. Thomas Schwartz for a closer look at the evolving science of MDD, rapid-acting therapies, emerging treatment approaches, and strategies for improving patient outcomes. See what’s on the agenda and register for free: https://t.co/c7Jp2vB0kH
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved oveporexton, an oral orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonist, for the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 in adults. Read more https://t.co/YguHBO8tCm
Akathisia is a treatable medication side effect that causes an intense feeling of inner restlessness and a strong urge to keep moving. 🧠💊 It can occur with certain psychiatric medications and is often mistaken for anxiety or agitation.
Learn more 👉 https://t.co/sSI93Wdeir
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved centanafadine for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in in adults and pediatric patients aged 6 years and older weighing at least 20kg. Centanafadine is a first-in-class norepinephrine-dopamine-serotonin reuptake inhibitor (NDSRI). Read more https://t.co/lwZRoTpYSA
Centanafadine is likely to be approved by the FDA today for ADHD - a first in class NDSRI?
It is an reuptake inhibitor of the main monoamines: serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine
It differs from most currently available re-uptake inhibitors, which primarily target:
• serotonin (SSRIs)
• serotonin and norepinephrine (SNRIs)
• norepinephrine and dopamine (NDRIs/bupropion)
There is actually already another NDSRI, but folks don't want to mention it - cocaine. The kinetics make it pretty different though.
As always appropriate caution and skepticism is adequate with new psychotropics. ADHD is still a debated concept. Non-stimulant are much less used than stimulants for ADHD.
Ref for binding affinity- DOI: 10.1002/syn.21538
Not every psychotic symptom after stopping antipsychotics is relapse.
In some cases, it’s a withdrawal-associated (rebound) psychosis.
Psychotic rebound can occur when D2 blockade is removed before dopamine receptors have readapted. 🧵👇
No todas las vías de la serotonina calman el cerebro; algunas, de hecho, pueden aumentar la ansiedad. Los avances en neurociencia están cambiando nuestra forma de entender la serotonina: no es simplemente una sustancia química asociada al bienestar, sino una compleja red de 👇
Amisulpride is a selective dopamine D2/D3 receptor antagonist with a unique dose-dependent effect.
At low doses, it enhances dopamine release, acting as an antidepressant.
At higher doses, it blocks postsynaptic D2/D3 receptors, providing antipsychotic effects (Scatton et al., 1997).
Here’s what clinicians need to know about its mechanism, pharmacokinetics, and clinical applications. 🧵👇
Narcissism is commonly misunderstood as ‘inflated self-worth’.
But clinically, its pathology is often more fragile:
self-esteem regulation that depends on admiration, approval, status, and external validation. 🧵👇
Task-force on circadian rhythms in Bipolar is out, and here's how to use it in practice:
https://t.co/kaQCE7g3PL
Includes dark therapy, light therapy, social rhythm therapy, and how to destigmatize bipolar with circadian education (I had small role on paper).