Posted by ed_uk2010 on December 18, 2010, at 12:37:49
In reply to Re: Do I need more meds?!?!, posted by Christ_empowered on December 18, 2010, at 12:26:26
Hi Med,
>Benzos are out b/c I'm with a Public Health doctor. I'm pretty sure they don't Rx benzos...
What, not at all? I thought a couple of weeks of clonazepam might help eg. 0.5mg twice a day. It's up to your doc, of course.
>he'd probably want to do something with the neuroleptic (raise the dose, add in a low dose of something else).
I don't think raising the dose would help, and I'm not sure that Abilify combines well with other antipsychotics. Perhaps because it's a partial dopamine agonist? I suppose you could switch to a different AP but since Abilify generally works well for you, I was thinking that a low dose of a benzo might be beneficial for short-term use only. It might be a temporary problem that you're going through. Could be too early to switch to a different AP. I have no idea what would happen if you added say Zyprexa to Abilify. It could be useful, for a limited time, but I really don't know. In fact, I don't know of any evidence which supports combining Abilify with other APs.
>Do you think Lamictal might help?
I suspect not. I think benzos are more useful as adjuncts to antipsychotics, but only for a few weeks max.
Anyway, take care of yourself.
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