Posted by jay on September 19, 2003, at 13:33:41
In reply to 15 yr old on 20mg Zyprexa, 2mg Artane, 50 m Zoloft, posted by Daniel J. on September 19, 2003, at 11:43:03
> Our 15 yr old son has had 2 diags. but overall looks like paranoid schizophrenia (2.5 months now) He is in a crisis center now where the upped his dose of Zyprexa from 10mg to 15mg and the next day to 20 mg. they added Artane to counteract side effects and when they admitted him 8 days ago they replaced his Klonopin .25 mg with Zoloft 50 mg. They may be ready to discharge him soon. He was having med breakthrough w/ his 10mg Zyprexa, but is it safe to increase the dosage that quickly, especially on a 15 yr old?
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It should be fairly safe. I have upped my own dosages of Zyprexa and found it to be a very slow onset drug, and the effects don't really kick in until a few days. On the other hand, I am on Seroquel, an antipsychotic like Zyprexa, and within a half hour, it really 'cools' me down.I hope the best for you and your son...mental health is such a struggle. (To put it lightly!..heh.)
Jay
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