Posted by cybercafe on September 28, 2003, at 16:00:06
In reply to Re: Abilify- worth another try?, posted by Momof1BPKid on September 28, 2003, at 12:16:58
> He started him 15mg of abilify.
wow, i would not want to start on 15 mg of abilify... i started on 4 mg, and only just now, after being on it for 3 weeks or so, has the restlessness gone away
> one night at that dose was awful for him.
> And His doctor tells me I can not cut zyprexa in half, that when the air gets to it , it is no good anymore.that's true... i called the drug company.. .and apparently after you cut the tabs you have at LEAST a week or two to use them ... so yes you can cut them, just use them up soon (or better yet, call the drug company... eli lilly and ask them yourself just to be sure... )
> He is a difficult case, and has had past history of motor tics (before even starting meds) has adhd symptoms and ocd symptoms as well as high anxiety, depression and lots of aggression (sometimes i
yeah i'm mainly bp1 + adhd + anxiety, plus i tenhd to oversleep, that is why i wanted to try abilify, to help with both adhd and bp1 and get my butt out of bed
> I just need to find the right mix for him, I wish there were one or 2 good meds that would help everything for him to be able to function well. Although zyprexa has been the best yet, the sleep and weight gain has been awful.i think sebastian had some good advice regarding the sleep and weight gain .....
i've been through it myself (only taking 5 mg though), and i know sleeping all day is quite a high price to pay> I have tried so much to help him including neurofeedback (eeg) have you heard of this? its supposed to retrain the brain, some find it very controversial and question whether it actually works, me I think it has to do something, there were times he went into a neurofeedback session and came out as restless as he was on the abilify.
there are all sorts of things you can try.... for me, meds were probably the best, though i never had much access to counselling
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