N&PD Moderators: Skorpio | thegreenhand
amphetamines do the exact opposite to antipsychotics. They may provide short-term relief through the initial euphoria, but the mechanism of action for amphetamine is literally flooding the brain with dopamine. That is the opposite of what you want for psychosis.
Hang on... meth to treat schizophrenia? Well that's certainly a new one to me.
I had looked at over 15 or so articles and couldn't find any data good enough to post on here to strengthen this hypothesis OP. Many of the studies I read mentioned that it helped with the depression and other negative thought loops in the short-term, but ultimately the consensus is that it is not advisable due to what others have already mentioned. And there are way better ways to treat the negative symptoms of schizophrenia than any amphetamines. Hell, there are better ways to treat regular depression than to use meth. This is a very complex disorder and playing with stims is asking for trouble, in the long term at least. You never know when the flip to positive symptoms will occur.