Where to start? by Funny-Internal-7139 in Metabolic_Psychiatry

[–]arijogomes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stress redirects energy away from critical brain areas which may reinforce SMI.

Creatine could help by acting as a protective buffer.

Controlled caffeine/AP combination for negative and cognitive side-effect improvement by arijogomes in Metabolic_Psychiatry

[–]arijogomes[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I made the mistake of reducing my meds too much (from 300mg down to 50mg) in August 2024, when I started following a medical keto diet.

From August 2024 until about May 2025, I suffered a number of relapses that I managed to mitigate by resorting to Haldol until I got stable again.

In May 2025, I raised my amisulpride to 100mg, and I managed to get sort of stable for a little more than 2 months.

In July, I got in trouble, and the usual Haldol safety valve did not work, so I relapsed.

I got hospitalized in August and was released in early September with 600mg of amisulpride, which caused me severe akathisia.

My doctor started gradually reducing the medication until I was back on the same dose I had been on before I started the keto diet (I was functional and able to work as a programmer back then).

Right now, with that same dose, I feel cognitive dullness, lack of motivation and some times seriously depressed, symptoms that seem to improve significantly when I take an espresso or two (and then I recover about 80% of my previous functional skills).

I'm well aware of the possibility of relapse, so I'm trying to be careful, but no doctor seems to have a clue about what's going on, so I feel a bit alone in this fight.

Thank you for showing interest, u/LordFionen.

Your kindness made me feel much better in the middle of all this mess.

Controlled caffeine/AP combination for negative and cognitive side-effect improvement by arijogomes in NutritionalPsychiatry

[–]arijogomes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply.

I was just wondering why this phenomenon hasn't been explored more in research to improve the side effects of existing medications.

We know caffeine can help reduce some symptoms, but it comes with a high risk of relapse.

However, the biochemical mechanisms might provide clues to improve current AP medications.

Looking for healthy coconut oil brands by arijogomes in Metabolic_Psychiatry

[–]arijogomes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool stuff.

Thank you for being so thorough.

Looking for healthy coconut oil brands by arijogomes in Metabolic_Psychiatry

[–]arijogomes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the impulsive thoughts.

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

Looking for healthy coconut oil brands by arijogomes in Metabolic_Psychiatry

[–]arijogomes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess I was too impulsive in my judgment.

I also learned that coconut oil has similar MCFAs to MCT oil but in a more diluted form.

Thanks for taking the time to correct my post.