Posted by Christ_empowered on June 5, 2011, at 10:45:29
In reply to Re: Aripiprazole ABILIFY / Borderline Personality DOSE » bordershane, posted by SLS on June 5, 2011, at 6:19:02
I think Prozac raises Abilify levels, so you should probably be careful with dosage increases. If I remember correctly, you're supposed to cut your target dose in 1/2 if you're on Prozac. I may be wrong, though.
Abilify starts working as a full-on antipsychotic at 10mgs. Since you're @ 5mgs and taking Prozac, I imagine you have sufficient blood levels for Abilify to function as a tranquilizer/antipsychotic. Unless you're having problems right now, I'd personally advise you to think about either staying at your current dose or just adding in 1/2 of a 5mgs tablet, which would give you blood levels equivalent to 15mgs/abilify, which was (may still be) the "target dose" for just about whatever ails you when you're taking Abilify.
According to my ex-shrink, higher doses of Abilify are more "soothing" and lower doses are more stimulating, which I guess is why they opted for a 15mgs target dose; at that dose I imagine you have full-blown tranquilization mixed with some mild stimulation. I dunno...just a guess.
I hope things work out for you. Have you considered using low-dose Zyprexa as-needed for any episodes you might have? I've heard that some people w/ Borderline do that, apparently with good results.
Good luck!
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