Posted by Christ_empowered on May 20, 2012, at 11:39:44
In reply to Re: Scott- what to add?, posted by SLS on May 20, 2012, at 0:41:49
I think Abilify monotherapy has been good for me, most of the time. Right now, I'm supposed to be on 300 Trileptal. I just didn't see the point in taking it...makes me stupid, and I'm way too prone to depression to go for something that, in my experience, functions better as an anti-agitation/anti-manic than as a mood elevator.
I think it depends on the person (I know, everyone says that). But seriously: for me, Abilify, plus the occasional SSRI or lamictal, has been great. Abilify+Depakote (both full dose)...not so much. I'm also kind of concerned about the widespread use of lower doses for non-psychotic depression in combination w/ antidepressants.
Anyway, I did read a couple abstracts online that seemed to indicate that Abilify can improve cognition in psychotic disorders at least as much as Zyprexa, maybe a bit more. Its not exactly the next clozapine, but it is more tolerable and safer in some respects than the alternatives.
Now that I have Medicaid, I can see my doc at her private practice (probably). Once that happens, I want to see about lowering the Abilify to 20 and adding in a low-dose, PRN benzo. We'll see how that goes.
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