Posted by tom2228 on May 21, 2015, at 11:09:55
In reply to Re: when can you reduce AAP/AP dosage?, posted by Christ_empowered on May 20, 2015, at 16:39:32
> hey Tomaetheus,
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> The problem is Abilify is so freakishly expensive. Getting a 20mgs Rx plus a 5mgs Rx can't happen on my drug coverage, since you get 1 atypical Rx per month. I could ask for samples, but I'm on disability, and they usually reserve samples for people w/o health coverage, understandably.
>I get not wanting to pay two copays so what about two and a half tablets of the 10s? The insurance company has to understand needing 25mg if that's what your doctor orders, since there's single tablet for that and no way to get around it. and it's more likely to work if the script is written for the dose to be split up throughout the day, which necessitates smaller tablets if that's what it seems your doctor wants.
Well anyway that's what works for my insurance company. I would highly suggest going to the pharmacy and having them try to run the 25mgs in different dosing options and see what the insurance company will cover beforehand. Good luck
And I recently titrated from 12.5mg to 2.5mg of Zyprexa. I had the intention of switching to Saphris and did sort of a cross titration up to 10mg Saphris and 2.5mg Zyprexa. The anxiety and rebound was pretty bad since this all happened in 2ish weeks. I think the Saphris made it easier to get off most of the Zyprexa until it became clear that the Saphris itself was contributing to the anxiety and I got off that too. There were benefits to being on the higher doses of the antipsychotics that were appropriate for that time in my life, but I am doing much better on just 2.5 Zyprexa now. I've also been on 4mg Abilify this whole time.
What about a PRN of low-dose Zyprexa to assist the titration if it gets rough?
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