Do antipsychotics cause increased drug cravings?
I have been on and off antipsychotics for the past twenty years and I have noticed a predictable effect from antipsychotics, and that is whenever I am on them I crave any drug which releases dopamine (which is almost all psychotropic drugs), alcohol, speed, crack, cocaine, that is almost absent when I am off them. My psychiatrists act like I am full of shit when I say this, but I am finding several research papers (done by autistic nerds), that confirm my feelings. Do any of you schizophrenics and otherwise psychotics find the same thing? This drive that I have to do hard drugs and alcohol is incredible when I am on antipsychotics and nearly absent when I am off them...
Any thoughts, guys?
I have been on and off antipsychotics for the past twenty years and I have noticed a predictable effect from antipsychotics, and that is whenever I am on them I crave any drug which releases dopamine (which is almost all psychotropic drugs), alcohol, speed, crack, cocaine, that is almost absent when I am off them. My psychiatrists act like I am full of shit when I say this, but I am finding several research papers (done by autistic nerds), that confirm my feelings. Do any of you schizophrenics and otherwise psychotics find the same thing? This drive that I have to do hard drugs and alcohol is incredible when I am on antipsychotics and nearly absent when I am off them...
Any thoughts, guys?