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Re: lower Abilify, raise Lamictal

Posted by Christ_empowered on August 16, 2011, at 17:03:55

In reply to Re: lower Abilify, raise Lamictal, posted by Phillipa on August 16, 2011, at 16:36:02

This is my second public health psychiatrist. I moved back in with my parents (I'll soon have my own place nearby), so I got a new doctor. She's great. Its public health, which around here=no controlled substances, but that's OK.

What I'm trying to do is keep this agitation at a minimum, avoid florid psychosis+mania, and also avoid that over-tranquilized, dulled out, apathetic "tranquilizer psychosis" (as Orthomolecular doctor Dr.Hoffer called it). I think this could be a good plan to get where I need to go in terms of avoiding side-effects but also avoiding a mental hospital.

The plan is to keep the Abilify @ 30 until the Lamictal hits 200, then start taking 1/2 tablets. By then, I imagine the Lamictal will be at a sufficient dose to keep some of the agitation and mood instability at bay, and the Abilify dose will still be high enough to stop psychosis.

It remains to be seen if I'll need more medication. My social phobia has been intensifying lately, which sucks, as have those pesky flashback voices (not so much "psychosis" as reliving the experience of constantly being made fun and talked about a few years back). I don't know if medication is appropriate for such a thing, or if additional medication would even be needed, but if this continues, I might need to do something.


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