Posted by sheilat on April 10, 2010, at 11:45:41
My daughter has Bipolar and has been on medication since she was 11. She is now 17. I am concerned about the method that my daughters doctor is recommending for switching from Seroquel 600mg to Tripletal. The doctor wants her to continute to take the same dose, 600mg of Seroquel, while she adds on a schedule--300mg of Trepletal for 2 weeks, then another 300mg for 2 weeks. Essentially she will be taking 600mg of Seroquel and 600mg of Trepletal concurrently. This concerns me a great deal. My daughter is 17 and weighs about 200 pounds. The doctor says she wants to do it this way to prevent instability; however, my daughter has been "messing" with her Seroquel dosage over the last 3 months anyway--sometimes taking none, a half pill, or one. I cannot see an advantage to making the switch this way. Why not titrate down from Seroqeul while adding tripletal? What is your advice?
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