It's also prescribed (though possibly off label) for bipolar, schizoaffective (not the same as schizophrenic), ADHD, and PTSD,
among others. It seems to my non-doctor self that it's what psychs will toss at irredeemable basket cases. Psychiatry is often a "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" kind of field. I wouldn't be surprised if the doctor who prescribed that was just fed up with his bullshit whining and fake illnesses and just gave him that to shut him up.
Since we're on the topic, here's the breakdown of his psych meds:
-Mar-amitriptyline is an antidepressant, but it's not from the usual family of antidepressants (its a tricyclic antidepressant, most common ADs are SSRIs).
It's also used for pain, which might be his excuse. Nevermind this part, it's been pointed out the pain relief form is a cream, not a pill. It's definitely to keep him sedated.
-Buproprion is also known as Wellbutrin. It's another antidepressant not in the SSRI family. It's often prescribed to those for whom SSRIs cause sexual problems (aka dead libido). Wonder if he started this one before getting the chop.
-Risperidone, as described above.
It's weird that he's not on any SSRIs. Maybe he tried those first and didn't like the libido-killing and weight-gaining side effects, since he was a coomer and fancied himself a model. Or maybe it interacted with his other medication? I don't know enough on the topic to give a definitive answer.
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This part of the document mentions tramadol, which can interact in some nasty ways with SSRIs, and cause Serotonin Syndrome, but I don't know if his other psychiatric medications would interact with it as well. He's also on Tylenol 3 which is paracetamol+codeine. Both codeine and tramadol are opiates, but not usually the fun kind. Still it's kinda weird to see them together. Is an opiate addiction saga coming?
I wonder how all of these medications + the rotting unhealing wound between his legs combine with his reported drinkng habits.
Edit to avoid doubleposting: I just realized that because he likes to visit multiple doctors across different hospitals and even different jurisdictions (is that the right term?), the prescribing doctor or nurse may not be aware of all of his medications, which may be why we see some of these odd combinations. If he keeps that up he's definitely gonna end up dead sooner than the diabetes can get to him.