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Why do antipsychotics (which mediate dopamine) benefit bipolars like they do for schizophrenics, what sorcery is this? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by cheese_greater to c/asklemmy

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Something, something, attenuates hypomania? Does it more stop the hypomania, how does that help with the depression cycle?

(I don't have these conditions or take any meds like personally, simply curious)

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[–] Noedel 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah Quetiapine knocks me out. I'm unsure how people who take it for psychoses can take that at ten times the dose and function.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I mean, as stated previously, I took a much larger dose and it had no effect 20y ago. Something was different about how my body processed it. I would be leveled by a large dose today. Brains are weird.