Posted by bleauberry on August 26, 2008, at 17:27:17
In reply to Concern about boyfriends med mix, posted by Little Bird KK on August 26, 2008, at 0:45:15
Pure opinion here, but some commments to ponder.
I tend to agree with SLS, but might take it a little more into detail and add something else.
Seroquel...up it to the 300mg-400mg range.
Abilify...reduce it to 10mg-15mg range.
Celexa...ditch it, replace with Prozac.The antipsychotics by themselves are going to make anyone a zombie. Those things could knock out a horse. I was on a low dose of one for years and fully respect their potency. Seroquel is strange in that it is more sedating at lower doses than higher doses. Higher doses are more effective at depression and schiz. So even though it seems like overkill already, it actually makes sense to increase the seroquel. It will lose some of the zombieness at higher doses. Abilify is usually more activating with more antidepressant power at lower doses, so it makes sense to go lower on that one. A primary complaint of most people on celexa is tiredness and lethargy. Replace it with one a little more activating, such as prozac first choice, zoloft second choice, lexapro third choice.
And I have to extend to you my gratitude and respect for being such an understanding lover to your partner through all this. You are gem.
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