Posted by Christ_empowered on January 15, 2015, at 19:30:35
In reply to Re: Abilify + other APs » SLS, posted by ed_uk2010 on January 15, 2015, at 13:08:01
I was just curious about how 2 APs, especially when one is high dose Abilify, play together in my brain.
I thought about switching out. I'm prone to EPS, so I was thinking seroquel. It'd have to be XR, because 2x daily dosing would = absent minded non-compliance on my part.
Anyway, I didn't see the point. Not only is Seroquel sedating, I need to lose weight, so I'm probably better off on Abilify. I think its going generic in the US in a year or so, so...that's a good thing.
The PRN risperidone works well for me. I almost always take the tablet(s) at night, with some neurontin (200-300mgs), and that lulls me to sleep. Any more than 4mgs/Risperidone, though, and I wake up with a puffy face, and fuzzy-headed :-( .
I read a case report on some people w/ schizophrenia. They were in long-term treatment. Their intial medication was what seemed (to me) huge doses of loxapine, but they started having breakthrough symptoms, so the doc added full dose Abilify, and they got better. So, I guess Abilify+ some other APs can work, for some people.
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