Posted by canwetalk on April 3, 2003, at 20:29:37
My daughter's new psdoc wants to increase her dilantin to 300mgs. due to aggression, irritability and agitation. Which she displays for short periods of time. Is on Abilify 15mg and this is causing it.
Says he wants to up dilantin to 300mgs and than after it works ok for her increase Abilify slowly till he gets up to 30mgs.
Am concerned because dilantin is a very strange med. Also I am afraid it may be toxic to her because it happened once before when she was on 300mg.
I am not a psdoc but why can't Abilify be increased and than the dilantin. By the way she has epipelpsy and Abilify is only med that has not induced seizures for her.
Her neurologist is elated at last visit no seizure and kept her dose at 150mg. Now this psdoc wants to increase it I am concerned. Never heard of it being used for mood stabilizer before. He did suggest depakote but she can't take it because strange as it sounds she was on it and it induced seizures.
I am very upset, please someone help me.
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