Posted by Christ_empowered on September 5, 2011, at 12:09:16
In reply to Re: Add an antidepressant? or wait? » Christ_empowered, posted by Phillipa on September 5, 2011, at 11:18:05
hey phillipa,
I've made my peace with being on Abilify. The only question is dosage, because right now I'm at the FDA-approved max and I'd like to go lower. I guess its something other than straight up psychosis/schizophrenia/whatever, because add-on meds, like celexa and now lamictal, not only improve my mood and anxiety levels, they also help with the voices that are left over from the Abilify treatment.
Once I hit 200 of the Lamictal, I'll go down to 15 of Abilify, which according to my doc is a good dosage for someone like me, who is technically bipolar but runs more on the depression/psychotic depression end of things.
With Prozac, you're supposed to cut your Abilify in 1/2, so if my target dose is 15mgs, then it will be 7.5 mgs on Prozac.
I just don't know. Honestly, today I'm feeling better than I have in a long, long time, but I still feel like I might need some chemical assistance to get to where I need to be.
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