Posted by Sebastian on January 1, 2007, at 21:58:02
In reply to Re: Abilify 15 mg SLS, posted by kotsunega on December 31, 2006, at 15:40:09
I'm doing the same thing. I took 10mg zyprexa for almost 10 years. Switching to Abilify. The best advice is to not suddenly drop the zyprexa, but slowly cut down on the dose while to increase the dose of abilify. I'm now taking 5mg zyprexa and 5 mg abilify. My diabeties is doing better now so I'm going to stay at this dose for a while. I would not advise to suddenly take a large dose of abilify either. It could be too strong, and have a bad sudden change. 1mg abilify did nothing to me. 2 mg felt too week, so I went to 5mg, this felt right. I tried 10mg for a day and the side-effects were too much. I tried 0mg zyprexa and that was too little, couldn't eat, sleep, felt real depressed.
Why are you swithching? How is the abilify going, what dose, how many times a day? Don't go too fast with the zyprexa, you will just end up in the same place you were.
It makes me less dull headed. I'm injoying this change. 10mg zyprexa was too much. I think zyprexa is addictive not in the way that you need more and more. but you depend on the way it makes you feel good.
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